AIGUILLES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

aiguilles

noun

plural of aiguille

as in pinnacles

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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

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While Putin attended past G20 summits, that ended after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine while President Joe Biden was in office.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
The leaders may well meet twice more in the near future, at the G20 and APEC summits.

— Rana Mitter, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of summits

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But the band’s sonic palette has gradually expanded to include synths, horns, and strings, with McCaughan’s lyrics getting more personal as well as more pointedly political over time even as his voice remains an eternally youthful yelp.

— Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
In 2022, poachers in Namibia had taken 14 white rhinos from private farms in six weeks, so farm owners started removing their horns.

— Rhett Ayers Butler, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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