COPESTONE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

copestone

noun

Definition of copestone

as in high-water mark

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Noun

In December, Texas had just over a million job openings, a high-water mark it’s been hovering around for several months.

— Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
With the swearing-in of Jennifer McClellan as the first Black woman to represent Virginia on Tuesday, the House now has 28 Black women in its ranks, a new high-water mark, but the Senate has none.

— Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023

Definition of high-water mark

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The end of the week could be the pinnacle of Brody Bumila’s young baseball career with the MLB draft commencing Saturday.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
The July Fourth celebration was the pinnacle of a three-day event hosted by Nylon, part of Bustle Digital Group, and hosted at The Surf Lodge.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of pinnacle

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After shooting fireworks in the street in front of his house for more than an hour, Decastro lit the $400 device as a grand finale, prosecutors said.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
The grand finale, with two outs in the ninth … For the first time since the first batter of the night, a Pirate crossed home plate on this, the final play of this game.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of grand finale

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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
France is experiencing the peak of its third heat wave of the summer, with temperatures reaching 40 C (104 F) across western and central areas and around 37 C (98 F) in Paris.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

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Sertraline, being lipid-soluble, accumulates in the marine food chain, eventually reaching apex predators like sharks.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Matthews works for Florida Shark Diving, one of several shark charter companies in southeast Florida that promise up-close encounters with some of the state’s apex predators.

— Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of apex

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As the World Cup’s group stage reached its crescendo, Sow arrived in Toronto, eager to join the festivities.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026
These seemingly innocuous incidents attain new significance as they’re revisited alongside a slow crescendo that suddenly turns to shuddering piano chords on the track’s bridge.

— Nick Ayres DeMasi, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026

Definition of crescendo

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