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apexes

noun

variants or apices
plural of apex
1
as in pinnacles
the highest part or point she reached the apex of fame, only to find it wasn't what she expected

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2
as in tips
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the apex of the spear

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Recent Examples of apexes Using them lets the driver maximize engine power under varying driving conditions, such as accelerating in a straight line or blasting between apexes at a track or on a twisty road. — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apexes
  1. pinnacles
  2. tips
  3. heights
  4. ends
  5. tops
  6. peaks
  7. culminations
  8. zeniths
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
Definition of pinnacles
Noun
  • Do ask for staff suggestions on what to do in and around the area—our own itinerary was entirely guided by Troutbeck’s staff, and their tips were always spot on.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That year, tips came into the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, according to an affidavit written by Carolyn Thompson, a special agent with the FBI.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of tips
Noun
  • This vortex comes with lower air pressure and atmospheric heights around its center, cooling down temperatures nearly evenly and producing extra cloud cover in its wake.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The world of comic art is being elevated to new heights thanks to the medium’s prominence in the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of heights
Noun
  • But none of them are as impactful on both ends of the floor as A’ja.
    — Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Her blonde hair, styled by Hyungsun Ju, was pulled up and pinned in a handful of loops and swoops, with the ends left out for an almost spiky, yet soft effect.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of ends
Noun
  • The brand makes knits, tops, jeans, jackets, raincoats and coats.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Prime Video original tops both the overall and non-English-language rankings.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • Sailing through the Drake Passage is like being on a mountain bike and joining in with a herd of stampeding bison, or like paragliding between Alpine peaks in the middle of the wildest storm.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Reilly’s September 10 report found consensus estimates for S&P 500 earnings growth now matching dot-com-era peaks, concentrated overwhelmingly in technology and semiconductor names.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of peaks
Noun
  • Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of culminations
Noun
  • Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of zeniths

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“Apexes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apexes. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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