as in elevation
an area of high ground
the air is thinner at higher altitudes
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Recent Examples of altitudes
Watling notes that Sky Ranger can deal with a wider range of threats out to higher altitudes, and that Sky Sentinel works best when networked with other systems whereas Skyranger operates fine on its own.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The report, which covered May 2023 to June 2024, states that Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) were seen across a wide range of altitudes.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Varying gas amounts and altitudes create blends like pink, purple and white.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
This allows more interceptors per battery and enhances its ability to conduct both traditional air defense and limited ballistic missile defense at low altitudes.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Around that time, French Catholic missionaries realized that Yunnan provided ideal conditions (sunny days, cool evenings, high altitudes) for cultivating grape vines.
—Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Sounding rockets, on the other hand, can be launched to specific altitudes to capture data and observations.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
These unexplored altitudes are also where satellites burn up during their reentries and where the air pollution produced during their incineration accumulates.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Civil and military pilots who commanded X-15 aircraft to altitudes above 81 kilometers (50 miles) during a test campaign in the 1960s, for example, were given astronaut wings.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The report, which covered May 2023 to June 2024, states that Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) were seen across a wide range of altitudes.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Varying gas amounts and altitudes create blends like pink, purple and white.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
This allows more interceptors per battery and enhances its ability to conduct both traditional air defense and limited ballistic missile defense at low altitudes.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Around that time, French Catholic missionaries realized that Yunnan provided ideal conditions (sunny days, cool evenings, high altitudes) for cultivating grape vines.
—Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Sounding rockets, on the other hand, can be launched to specific altitudes to capture data and observations.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
These unexplored altitudes are also where satellites burn up during their reentries and where the air pollution produced during their incineration accumulates.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Civil and military pilots who commanded X-15 aircraft to altitudes above 81 kilometers (50 miles) during a test campaign in the 1960s, for example, were given astronaut wings.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altitudes
Noun
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Afternoon temperatures topped out in the 80s to mid 90s at lower elevations to the upper 60s and 70s at higher elevations.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This 15-hectare subalpine meadow is at 3,200 m elevation and adjacent to Colorado’s largest wilderness area, with minimal human impact.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Departing from its 1905 depot like a moving postcard, the train follows the Toccoa River, passing sycamores and sourwoods, rolling hills, and farms along the way.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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It is written and directed by Evans, also deaf, and features an all-deaf cast, set atop the rolling hills of the English countryside in a quaint stately home.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cities would also generally be prevented from imposing height and density limits based on how close a development is near a transit stop.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Channel Orange, his breakthrough album, preceded Blonde by several years but didn’t reach the same heights.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The post also includes videos of Twiggs skiing down a mountain.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The evening after Jîna’s death, on assignment for the newspaper Ham-Mihan, my friend and colleague Elaheh Mohammadi drove eight hours overnight, through winding mountains and narrow roads, to Saqqez, Jîna’s hometown in Kurdistan.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Altitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altitudes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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