apogean

adjective

Definition of apogeannext
as in highest

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  1. apocalyptic
  2. apical
  3. climactic
  4. high
  5. climacteric
  6. fateful
  7. crucial
Adjective
  • However, family members may be willing to suffer through the apocalyptic 405 to celebrate, if past data are any indication.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Latest from the Magazine 11 hours ago Magazine - Gold Inflation, China’s stumbling economy, and apocalyptic fear are driving a new gold boom.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of apocalyptic
Adjective
  • All the fractured parts in each group were bonded to their relevant apical parts by an etch and rinse bonding system and a flowable composite resin.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2013
  • Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Nov. 2021
Definition of apical
Adjective
  • Political life in the nation's Capitol rarely ends in climactic fashion, with most leaving the halls of power because of retirement or defeat rather than one final victory before calling it a career.
    Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024
  • And yet, the chorus and Kendrick’s conviction mostly sell it anyway, even if the LP could have closed on a more climactic crescendo.
    Peter A. Berry, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of climactic
Adjective
  • City schools officials sent out the waivers in response to the state’s decision, in an effort to avoid having to cover the higher costs.
    Claire Fahy, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Rather than planning for consistently lower flows under climate change, panelists said, Colorado River managers should plan for higher variability in flows.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of high
Adjective
  • 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
  • Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
Definition of climacteric
Adjective
  • Perfect for anyone who remembers that fateful day, or as an introduction for anyone who doesn't.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The author presents us with a dual progression: the tale of modern-day father and son treasure hunters and their search for the Connaught, interspersed with a recreation of the fateful journey of that vessel itself.
    Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of fateful
Adjective
  • In contrast, for the center of the film—the crucial year 1968—Schrader uses a wide-screen frame and an alluring peach-and-mint palette that evokes classic Hollywood melodramas.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
  • In light of the attack, that aid has become especially crucial.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of crucial
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