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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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The theater, declared a landmark in 1988, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 May 2026 -
Canyonlands National Park The desert landscape of Canyonlands National Park is marked with towering rock pinnacles, remote canyons, and Indigenous American rock paintings.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, here are some other Bay Area manifestations of the Miles/Coltrane centennial.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Murphy won't say, for fear of sharing her manifestations.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Fashion girls make a strong case for contrasting the athletic bottoms with feminine tops and shoes, and the same approach works here.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
6 June 2026
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Plus, there are so many breezy sleeve styles and necklines to choose from, including whimsical ruffles, sophisticated boat neck tops, button-up cuffs, and more.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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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
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Following a resurgence during the pandemic, participation numbers hit record heights last year.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The records detail fascinating biographical information such as the town the immigrants were from, their ages, heights, even eye and hair colors, plus their occupation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Yet both women ultimately became more than famous wives, defining the style and cultural ideals of their generation.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Although Wood himself would acknowledge that the American Revolution was not built on ideas alone, his ardent advancement of America’s Revolutionary ideals remains his most important and lasting legacy.—
Craig Bruce Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 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
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Expect classics from the American songbook, wily new interpretations of contemporary pop songs, Broadway standards and lots of sweet between-song patter.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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The Midtown Farmers Market treated visitors to jazz this Saturday as A King’s Dream performed classics on bass guitar and saxophone, kicking off a month full of experiences including musical performances and more.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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“Acmes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acmes. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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