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as in pinnacles
the highest part or point
the acme of their basketball season was their hard-won victory over last year's state champs
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as in manifestations
the most perfect type or example
a movie that has come to be regarded as the acme of the Hollywood musical
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Noun
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This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Perhaps some paper manifestations just in time for the year of the Fire Horse.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The vocal and physical manifestations of the characters must become second nature.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Attach them to the tops of your eggs with glue dots.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2026
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Cutworms slice right through the juicy stems near the soil level, allowing the tops of plants to fall like trees in a forest.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy Arborists work in a world of extreme heights and life-or-death consequences every day.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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But apparently, some men take them to new heights (literally), ending relationships mid-hike on mountaintops, which reads like the plot to a true-crime series.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Prager was influenced by the ideals of the Whole Earth Catalog, a foundational publication of the counterculture in the late 1960s.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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So far, lawmakers have been far from receptive to such an idea, with Republicans characterizing the effort as government overreach that would be counter to free-market ideals, one of the officials said.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
17 Mar. 2026
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
28 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The bartenders are happy to get creative or deliver the classics.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Split bases in classics are super rare.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Acmes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acmes. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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