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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Harvey and her staff built up the online services to keep going during the height of the coronavirus pandemic when people stayed out of most stores.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2025
In 2018, the height of freight loading came in the Fall: between the months of September and October where there was a 12.2% increase in containers, and between the months of October and November, there was an additional 22% increase.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Performers that might spark backlash on American college campuses, or who didn’t escape unscathed during the height of cancel culture, will take the stage for the Riyadh Comedy Festival next month.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That leaves you with , making the height of the final stack of 2s an incomprehensibly large number.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2025
In 2018, the height of freight loading came in the Fall: between the months of September and October where there was a 12.2% increase in containers, and between the months of October and November, there was an additional 22% increase.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Performers that might spark backlash on American college campuses, or who didn’t escape unscathed during the height of cancel culture, will take the stage for the Riyadh Comedy Festival next month.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That leaves you with , making the height of the final stack of 2s an incomprehensibly large number.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
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“The height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20height%20of. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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