copestone

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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
  • The Nacimiento River edged out its 1969 high-water mark by 1.51 feet.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Tickets were still available for purchase on the X Games website as of early Friday evening, ranging from $19 single-day entry tickets to more than $400 premium tickets with access to the concerts on top of the X Games events.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026
  • The top of the draft class is considered light on forwards and deep in defensemen.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • The pinnacle of their trip was a private session with a renowned tinware master in Takaoka, a city famous for its centuries-old metalworking heritage.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
  • Because what is death but the pinnacle of humans’ lack of agency.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Lewan, 34, asked the Kansas City Chiefs tight end on Tuesday, June 23 at the annual offseason training summit for Tight End University at Vanderbilt University's FirstBank Stadium.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • New York City is hosting eight World Cup matches, including the grand finale, at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, and Mamdani revealed the city is up for the security challenge.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Along with widespread highs in the 90s, the system will bring high humidity to the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, Duffus said, with more than two dozen states affected at its peak.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The sprawling heat dome will linger over the East, particularly the I-95 corridor, and peak by Friday, just in time for the long Fourth of July weekend.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The Crips and Bloods reached the apex of their Stockton influence in the 1980s and 1990s, Washington recalled, as the concept of fast money dawned along with the crack cocaine epidemic.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
  • The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is widely regarded as the ocean’s apex predator.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Calls for reparations have increased in recent years, reaching a crescendo with the UN designation in March — though the US, UK and a host of other countries either rejected the claim or abstained from voting on it.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
  • His performances that summer reached a crescendo in the knockout stage — netting against Wales in the quarter-finals, bagging a hat-trick in the last four against France and then scoring twice in the final against Sweden.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026
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“Copestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copestone. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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