AIGUILLES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

aiguilles

noun

plural of aiguille

as in pinnacles

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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

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There has also been tentative re-engagement with the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc, which barred Myanmar’s ruling generals from its summits after the coup.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026
The clearest evidence of this is that Australia, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand have now become regular participants of the NATO summits, despite not being members.

— Huong Le-Thu, Time, 22 July 2026

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As energy continually ramps upward, the score by Maxim Lany and Jonas Nuttin moves from ominous horns to pulsing electronica, with some neat incorporation of prayer-call-like motifs underlining the hero’s Muslim faith.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
After the Mexican secured his podium atop Alpe d’Huez on Saturday, Pogačar pointed his fingers upwards on either side of his head to make horns — Del Toro, the bull.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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