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1
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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2
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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