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Recent Examples of apogee The princess line reached its apogee around the turn of the century, in the creations of Jean-Philippe for the House of Worth’s most exacting and original client, Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay, a.k.a. Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 25 July 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 That fall, Paul was arcing high in the weightless apogee of life. Literary Hub, 13 June 2025 Join 146 others in the comments View Comments The crew’s apogee — or farthest point from Earth — made Gillis and Menon the first women ever to fly so far from our planet. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for apogee
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Noun
  • The zenith of the PTC’s advocacy came in the aftermath of the infamous 2004 Janet Jackson Super Bowl Halftime Show on CBS, which was airing live when the singer’s bare breast was exposed on camera during the performance alongside Justin Timberlake.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • When the pair is closest to Mars, at maximum, Earth and the moon will be just under half a degree apart in the sky (astronomers measure size on the sky in degrees, where there are 90 degrees from the horizon to the zenith).
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The vehicle also features ultra-fast charging capability and represents the pinnacle of current electric performance sedan technology.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The Shearling Coat Shearling is the pinnacle of luxe winter textures.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So her excellent new Showgirl feels like the culmination of so many of her favorite stories.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • On October 6th, the Aries Full Moon rises, bringing to culmination storylines that began back on March 29th, 2025, when the Aries Solar Eclipse cracked open new paths for us.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There's lots of bike and heights trails.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Jaguars haven’t reached those heights yet, but the run game has improved.
    Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 82-mile loop travels along lava fields, forests, rivers, waterfalls, and displays mountain views of six Cascade peaks.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Each frame evokes the gauzy coziness and charm of peak-era '80s horror films such as Silver Bullet (1985), with its wilder elements anchored by a murderers' row of accomplished performers.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If squirrels are a concern, attach wire mesh over top of the container.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Americans started brightly and confidently, getting control in midfield and probing with intent, but chances were rare, with the first real effort somewhat accidental as Zavier Gozo’s cross from the left clipped the top of the bar.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The drama reached its apex when Britney Haynes shockingly solved the maze in three minutes and thirty seconds and then chose Danielle Reyes to go next, even though Taylor Hale was volunteering.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • With the Seahawks getting a legitimate test for the first time in weeks, the Rams have the chance to establish themselves as the apex predator of the NFC West.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Apogee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apogee. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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