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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Cradock lived here during the height of her television fame, and Romantic composer Frederick Delius occupied it decades prior.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, a handful of classics from the height of his fame are being repackaged by Rhino Records into a massive box set befitting one of the most influential comics to ever hold a microphone.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The largest decrease in enrollment came during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic with a loss of more than 1,100 students during the 2020-21 school year.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
Yes, Rivera had a Cubist phase, a phase developed in Paris during the height of the Cubist movement.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, a handful of classics from the height of his fame are being repackaged by Rhino Records into a massive box set befitting one of the most influential comics to ever hold a microphone.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The largest decrease in enrollment came during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic with a loss of more than 1,100 students during the 2020-21 school year.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
Yes, Rivera had a Cubist phase, a phase developed in Paris during the height of the Cubist movement.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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