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as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
at that point the filmmaker was at the crest of his critical acclaim, which included winning an Oscar for best picture
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as in ridge
the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge
the hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder
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as in to peak
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Recent Examples of crest
Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The North Fork Kentucky River, which runs alongside Hazard’s Main Street, crested at over 30 feet and swamped the small downtown area, destroying several local businesses.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025
These dinosaurs had elaborate head crests connected to their nasal passages, which scientists believe worked as natural resonance chambers.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
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Noun
As the couple's relationship crested toward its one-year mark, Kelce also spoke more about their pairing.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The North Fork Kentucky River, which runs alongside Hazard’s Main Street, crested at over 30 feet and swamped the small downtown area, destroying several local businesses.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Plainly, they’re linked by Thomas Godolkin, the only scientist whose organs didn’t explode out of his body and whose name is etched on the crest of Godolkin University.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025
These dinosaurs had elaborate head crests connected to their nasal passages, which scientists believe worked as natural resonance chambers.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crest
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Marc Márquez finally hauled himself back to the pinnacle of MotoGP in Japan last weekend, capping one of sport’s most arduous comeback stories with an almost flawless title charge.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Warner Chappell and Warner Music have always been at the pinnacle of support for songwriters and other music creators, and that reality is still very evident in the current leadership and staff.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Elote This playful pastry is shaped like an ear of corn, complete with ridges that look like kernels.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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At last the cows nearest the top of the mountain turned and went over the ridge, single file.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pricing on the same services at Disney World in Florida vary by individual park and usually hit record-high prices closer to peak periods around the holidays.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The interactive Fall Color Map from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is a great way to determine when the fall colors will peak at Lutsen this year.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Alternatively, if an opponent aggressively presses both No 10s — as Laurent did with Rogers and Bologna attempted a fortnight earlier — Villa will create a two-vs-two up top.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The scam calls are so prevalent, especially toward senior citizens, that Milwaukee's sheriff's office has kept a warning for them at the top of its public service announcement web page and developed a video in November 2024 on what people should expect.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Large-cap cult momentum names Tesla and Palantir exerted pressure on the S & P 500, even as micro-caps fly , quantum-computing lottery tickets surge , crypto presses to former highs , and Robinhood shares add 2% today, 22% this month and almost 300% year to date.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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At high tide, waves surge through the rocks sending seawater into plumes, sometimes up to fifty feet high.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Song for song, Showgirl is her best since the Folklore/Evermore double-shot of five years ago — that might look like an unbeatable zenith, but then so did Red before Folklore happened.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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In other words, at its post-Diana zenith, the support for the monarchy was there but had gone soft.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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In an interview with Flow Space, pro runner D’Amato shares five lessons about finding joy in midlife by taking on new challenges—and battling the fear, doubt, and failure that come with the desire to reach new heights.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
3 Oct. 2025
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The widest tree in Indiana, according to the registry, is a Silver Maple in Lawrence County with a circumference of 361 inches and a height of 103 feet.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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So her excellent new Showgirl feels like the culmination of so many of her favorite stories.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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On October 6th, the Aries Full Moon rises, bringing to culmination storylines that began back on March 29th, 2025, when the Aries Solar Eclipse cracked open new paths for us.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Crest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crest. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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