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
  • 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, 11 July 2026
  • So, this labor deal could be a crowning part of Manfred’s legacy.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of crowning
Adjective
  • The years that directly succeeded the COVID pandemic were marked by a dire, almost apocalyptic view on the future of cinemagoing.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • If an orange sky seems apocalyptic, imagine planet-wide fires against a black sky.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 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
  • The Big Bend Sector has not experienced the high number of border crossings seen in recent years in other areas farther south along the Rio Grande or in Arizona or California, owing to the remote and challenging terrain on both sides of the border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The global luxury resale and collateral market has expanded rapidly as younger high-net-worth individuals and fashion collectors treat assets like investments.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 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
  • But in the run-up to Cal Poly’s fateful 2024-25 season, their relationship quickly deteriorated into a power struggle.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • Scheffler, who played with DeChambeau in that fateful second round, was asked about it the following day, but decided against giving his opinion.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of fateful
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