copestones

noun

plural of copestone
as in high-water marks

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  1. tops
  2. pinnacles
  3. peaks
  4. grand finales
  5. summits
  6. capstones
  7. zeniths
  8. crescendos
Noun
  • In several looks, the hips protruded impressively outward, but the silhouette appeared more subtle and somewhat suitable for everyday wear in the label’s delicate camisole tops.
    — Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026
  • Coming up with new ways to rework these timeless basics can prove challenging, especially when soaring temperatures leave little room for layering, so rely on these celebrity outfits built around the simple tops as your guide.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of tops
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  • The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The human hand is one of three pinnacles of hominid evolution, along with the brain and the voice box.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of pinnacles
Noun
  • Swiss engineers have been consulted to build gondola rides to the peaks.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Margin debt has grown over 40% year-over-year to levels last seen near speculative market peaks in 2000, 2007 and 2021, according to data from Leuthold Group.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of peaks
Noun
  • After all, exits and grand finales are part and parcel with any theater and therefore any showgirl's life, and could be purely symbolic in nature.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Definition of grand finales
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  • The clearest evidence of this is that Australia, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand have now become regular participants of the NATO summits, despite not being members.
    — Huong Le-Thu, Time, 22 July 2026
  • Banners of snow whipped horizontally from their dread summits.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of summits
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  • Trump convincing the Ellisons to make a new installment of Rush Hour, whose broad racial humor might have been unwelcome a few years ago (if not much earlier), may be one of the capstones of his cultural influence as president this time around.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of capstones
Noun
  • Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of zeniths
Noun
  • Bideau’s debut, 2022’s Fleeting Future, hinted at the explorations of Terra Incognita, its complex electroacoustic grids opening into ever-expanding crescendos.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
  • Taking a cue from nickelodeon piano players, composer John Powell steers the mood with a vibrantly eclectic score of sprightly ragtime, violin pathos and popcorn crescendos.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of crescendos
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