as in zenith
the highest part or point
shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated
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Recent Examples of apogee
At its apogee, in 2014, ISIS held roughly a third of the country.
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Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
This total lunar eclipse will occur seven days before the moon reaches apogee — its farthest point from Earth on its slightly elliptical orbit — making it of average apparent size.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The long game is not the selfie at apogee.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
But the actions of King Vajiralongkorn following his rise to the apogee of Thai society don’t suggest a monarch wanting for control.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
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Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
This total lunar eclipse will occur seven days before the moon reaches apogee — its farthest point from Earth on its slightly elliptical orbit — making it of average apparent size.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The long game is not the selfie at apogee.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
But the actions of King Vajiralongkorn following his rise to the apogee of Thai society don’t suggest a monarch wanting for control.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apogee
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Directly above Sirius, about a third of the way from the horizon to the zenith (the point directly overhead) is Orion.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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The 49ers stored that emotion and exploded on the Eagles the following season, scoring touchdowns on six straight possession for a 42-19 win that may have been the zenith of Shanahan’s career as a regular-season coach.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The James Beard Awards represent the pinnacle of culinary recognition in the United States.—
Cassie Armstrong,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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And don’t worry that Ryan Murphy is going away just because The Beauty feels like a full-circle moment, if far from a pinnacle.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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The scene Monday reflected the culmination of Israeli settlers’ long campaign to turn this site, overlooking the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, into a settlement.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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His arrest nearly two days after the attacks was the culmination of what authorities said was the largest state manhunt in history.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Designer Steven Graffam suggests styling in odd numbers and layered heights.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 2026
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If the legislature writes a new law and the governor signs it, the sales tax can climb to new heights.—
Susan Shelley,
Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The woman used her headlamp light to alert crews and in a photo of the mountain her location can be seen as a white point of light in the vastness of the peak.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps no one understands the ambition of a coach who reached this NFL peak after a steep climb than a West Virginia kid who arrived as an undrafted free agent out of Shepherd University.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the top, very little stays hidden.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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JPMorgan downgraded Southern Copper to sell from hold, calling the top in the stock relative to the price of copper.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The election of Jimmy Carter was the apex of leftist Christianity in America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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At the moment, however, the apex of the 2026 draft order is muddled.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Apogee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apogee. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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