acmes

noun

plural of acme
1
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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2
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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  1. pinnacles
  2. manifestations
  3. tops
  4. perfections
  5. heights
  6. ideals
  7. culminations
  8. classics
Noun
  • Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of pinnacles
Noun
  • Sports are in the midst of a global makeover from narrow manifestations of tribal interest to mainstays of the monoculture.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The exhibit, which professes to illustrate storytelling through art in its earliest manifestations, is a jarring introduction to a museum that houses 1,300 original works.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • The hygienist told me there were hairline fractures along the tops of my teeth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That means cool-weather tops, cozy sweaters, and, most importantly, fall denim.
    — Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • 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
Definition of perfections
Noun
  • Competitors had to lift them onto podiums at different heights in the quickest time possible.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Rising from an impoverished background to become a celebrated stage star in Romania, the actress and directing debutante has defied all odds to reach the starry heights of the Lido.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of heights
Noun
  • Literary scholars have since described the book as highly sanitized, based largely on the family’s adoring memories, and shaped by the social ideals of Victorian England.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Most often, socialism morphs into totalitarianism, as its egalitarian ideals are no match for human nature.
    — Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of ideals
Noun
  • Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of culminations
Noun
  • Inside, celebrities, artists, and politicians mix with neighborhood regulars around tables laden with red-sauce classics served family style.
    — Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a selection of fresh juices, pastries and muffins, alongside heartier classics like the full English, or smoked salmon sourdough crumpets.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of classics
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