the height of
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—used to say that something is an extreme example of something
It was the height of stupidity to quit the team.
Long skirts are now the height of fashion.
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But a federal proposal to increase the height of Shasta Dam by more than 18 feet to provide more water to farmers now threatens the tribe’s land and could harm salmon runs.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
The installation includes a series of massive tanks — each roughly the height of a 25-story building, capable of holding 12.5 million gallons — hidden inside caverns that the military excavated from a mountain ridge above Pearl Harbor.
—CBS News, 9 May 2025
Ensure the height of the lamp is proportional to the height of the end table, and the overall size is to scale with the rest of the furniture.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
McDonald’s recently registered its worst quarter since the height of Covid-19 as customers rein in their spending.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
The installation includes a series of massive tanks — each roughly the height of a 25-story building, capable of holding 12.5 million gallons — hidden inside caverns that the military excavated from a mountain ridge above Pearl Harbor.
—CBS News, 9 May 2025
Ensure the height of the lamp is proportional to the height of the end table, and the overall size is to scale with the rest of the furniture.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
McDonald’s recently registered its worst quarter since the height of Covid-19 as customers rein in their spending.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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“The height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20height%20of. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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