apogean

adjective

Definition of apogeannext
as in highest

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  1. meridian
  2. crowning
  3. apocalyptic
  4. apical
  5. climactic
  6. high
  7. climacteric
  8. fateful
Adjective
  • Back treatments address muscle tension while clearing meridian blockages.
    — Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of meridian
Adjective
  • So, this labor deal could be a crowning part of Manfred’s legacy.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • But a turn of the tide began to look inevitable, and Harry Kane produced his crowning moment in an England shirt.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of crowning
Adjective
  • Pedro Pascal has carried galaxies and post-apocalyptic wastelands on his back.
    — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • The trailer revealed that Season 3 will have a split timeline between present-day Juliette and post-apocalyptic life before the silos were formed.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Definition of apocalyptic
Adjective
  • Within hours, the wound epidermis becomes innervated by nearby nerve fibers, forming what biologists call the apical epidermal cap.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of apical
Adjective
  • Eight years later, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon — a remarkable achievement that was the climactic moment of the Cold War space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 July 2026
  • Courtesy of Netflix ©2026 Henry Cavill reprises his role as Sherlock for about six total minutes of screentime (including his very clearly CGI-ed presence at Enola’s climactic wedding).
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of climactic
Adjective
  • Wall Street looked past geopolitics even as oil prices climbed on the back of lower-than-expected inflation figures that sent tech stocks higher.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • The new findings showed that symptom-free older adults who harbored very high levels of p-tau217 had a 38% risk of developing cognitive impairment over five years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of high
Adjective
  • Keeping high-ethylene producers away from climacteric fruits can keep them from ripening too quickly.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
  • For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.
    — Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
Definition of climacteric
Adjective
  • Reports emerged over the weekend that Paul Rees, who was sat in the passenger seat on that fateful day in 2022, is seeking up to £150,000 from BBC Studios over claims of personal injury.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 July 2026
  • Solid performances from the supporting cast include Lucas Prizant as Hamlet’s loyal friend, Horatio, and Brenna DiStasio as Laertes, his opponent in the finale’s fateful duel.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of fateful
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“Apogean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apogean. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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