apogean

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apogean
Adjective
  • But for nearly three decades, the show has maintained a consistent posture of apocalyptic cynicism.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In his latest skirmish, with U.S. President Donald Trump, Medvedev boasted about Russia’s apocalyptic nuclear attack system, in a tirade that infuriated the American leader.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • In a statement, Furla said 80 percent of its employees are women from 80 nationalities, and 53 percent hold apical positions, including C-level roles.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
  • In a climactic face-off, King and the angry young musician kidnapper (A$AP Rocky) finally meet.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
  • His grieving father character eventually has a climactic confrontation with James, Abrams’ homeless addict character, at the house where all the missing schoolchildren have congregated.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Paramount settled for $16 million, to go to Trump’s future presidential library, but Trump later claimed that the sum was higher, with an additional $16 million in PSAs and ads.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • For the last four-quarter timeframe, Fortinet’s Net Income reached $1.9 Bil — indicating a considerably high Net Income Margin of 30.6% (compared to 12.2% for S&P 500) Fortinet’s balance sheet appears very robust.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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
Adjective
  • In Episode 7, the two kiss, ultimately leading to that fateful vision where Wednesday saw him as the creature.
    Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Miller then threw the fateful fastball in almost the same spot as the previous one, just about two balls more toward Gurriel.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • That is a crucial step in the process to receive assistance from the Federal Emergency Managment Agency, or FEMA.
    Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Research from the Max Planck Society reveals a crucial difference between empathy and compassion.
    Sahar Andrade, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Apogean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apogean. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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