1
as in tops
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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Noun
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Baggy jeans, butterfly clips, cropped halter tops, and flip phones have made a full-fledged return.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Last season, the Warriors were tops in the NBA with ticket revenue of more than $5 million per game.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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His manifestations for his sisters came to fruition.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Selena Quintanilla is undoubtedly one of the pinnacles of Latin music.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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The jagged summit of Crestone Peak, Colorado’s seventh-highest mountain, looks like a camel’s back, with two rocky pinnacles jutting skyward from the Sangre de Cristo range.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
17 Oct. 2025
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
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Peak storm surge heights could reach 7 to 11 feet above ground level, near and to the east of where the center of Melissa makes landfall.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Take your seasonal experience to new heights at The Lost Square rooftop, where Alpine Village is open from November 14, 2025, to January 25, 2026.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Despite how terribly damaging America has been recently, that country and those ideals remain worth fighting for.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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If, as Lloyd Matthews has argued, America’s founding ideals of liberty are intimately linked to Julius Caesar, that connection should remind us that such liberty requires due process to function properly.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Ronald Reagan, who oversaw a major remodel of the screening room, also watched a mix of new movies and classics, including Stagecoach, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and, bizarrely, Warren Beatty's communist biopic Reds.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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In December, the session features soulful renditions of holiday classics.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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More of a large hill than a mountain, Naranco delivers bird’s eye views of the city and surrounding peaks.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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The shower peaks around the monthly new moon phase, meaning that there'll be no natural light pollution to ruin the cosmic show.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Acmes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acmes. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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