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as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
at that point the filmmaker was at the crest of his critical acclaim, which included winning an Oscar for best picture
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as in ridge
the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge
the hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder
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as in to peak
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Recent Examples of crest
Colleen Long, NBC news, 12 July 2025
The river was forecast to crest at 11.6 feet Thursday evening, with floodwaters spreading to 400 feet across, inundating pastureland and woodlands near the banks.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
The company’s designers are well-versed in working someone’s family crest and other personal details into its design, both inside and out.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2025
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Noun
Grabbing his gun and his cat Astros, Robertson notices that the river has breached a dam and is cresting a hill behind his cabin.
—Colleen Long, NBC news, 12 July 2025
The river was forecast to crest at 11.6 feet Thursday evening, with floodwaters spreading to 400 feet across, inundating pastureland and woodlands near the banks.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Verb
In life, the crest was a single, flat paddle of bone covered in tough keratin and was probably brightly colored.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
The company’s designers are well-versed in working someone’s family crest and other personal details into its design, both inside and out.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crest
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After two years of coming close, St. Joseph Academy reached the pinnacle last season.—
Rick Hoff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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The pinnacle of these new features are two new drive modes: RAD Tuner and Kick Turn.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Winds will be typical late afternoon and evening breezes from the southwest, with strong gusts on ridges and on desert facing slopes.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The 360-acre preserve adjacent to the LEC and Deltona Regional Library is home to a variety of wildlife, including Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises, which are drawn to the low vegetation and sandy ridges of the scrub habitat.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Unsheltered homelessness peaked at 5,029 people in 2022 before declining to 4,076 in 2024.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The sun is now thought to be on the wane, having peaked in late 2024, but the best aurora displays often occur in the few years after solar maximum.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Tennessee ranks toward the top of the list for approval ratings at 60%, along with West Virginia at 59%.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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And just this year, housing affordability and homelessness prevention rose to the top of the legislative agenda in both chambers.—
Adriana Negron,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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Consumer spending rises, productivity surges, and governments are emboldened to make long-term investments.—
Solitaire Townsend,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Video clips shared on X by journalist Vani Mehrotra showed a huge wave of mud and water surge down a mountain and crash into the village of Dharali in Uttarakhand state on Tuesday afternoon.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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The American Colonization Society (ACS), founded in 1819, reached its zenith of support by the 1850s.—
Time,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Already the pinnacle of luxury hospitality in Portofino, the Splendido has reopened after a multiyear renovation and upgrade — and there’s also an adjunct, five-suite villa that takes the grandeur of this upscale holiday playground to a new zenith.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
Noun
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These jeans are for you, though people of all heights and sizes can enjoy the style.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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The maximum height of this new building would be 100 feet, but where The Boca Raton is zoned only allows for buildings as tall as 85 feet.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Next year will mark the culmination of its Jubilee Year celebrations, and through January, the city will continue to host pilgrimage events, public art installations, and expanded museum programming.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
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Where to Eat Food in Argentina’s northwest is hearty, and a culmination of Andean and indigenous influences.—
Carola Fresno,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Crest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crest. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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