1
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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Winds gusting as high as 60 mph along the Sierra crest and 20 - 45 mph for communities surrounding Lake Tahoe.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
In Louisville, the Ohio River crested near downtown at 36.63 feet, marking the highest river level since the March 1997 flood and ranking as the eighth-highest crest on record for the location.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Those designs were originally religious images, family crests and galloping horses, but later became floral patterns, snowflakes and abstract geometric patterns, too.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Winds gusting as high as 60 mph along the Sierra crest and 20 - 45 mph for communities surrounding Lake Tahoe.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
The wave is just cresting, with other groceries soon expected, including three T&T Supermarkets from Canada, another Osaka Marketplace in Pleasant Hill and a flagship H Mart in Fremont.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
In Louisville, the Ohio River crested near downtown at 36.63 feet, marking the highest river level since the March 1997 flood and ranking as the eighth-highest crest on record for the location.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crest
Noun
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This year is your turn to socialize and enjoy life, because your creativity and zest are at a pinnacle!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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Therefore, it’s taken some time to infiltrate the mainstream, and 2026 is reaching pinnacle ballet flat supremacy.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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The theater star also took to the heights, sharing a powerful image of herself standing atop a grassy ridge at dusk.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Helicopters landed on the ridge dropping off firefighters.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The tornado had peak winds of around 130 mph, the NWS said.—
Natalie McMillan,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Lyrid meteor shower is active between April 16 and April 25 and will peak in the predawn hours on April 22.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Use a bag bungee Trying to balance a travel tote on top of a rolling suitcase is a disaster waiting to happen, especially when navigating crowded terminals.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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This used to be Syed Murtaza Sadar’s home in Kabul, on top of the barber shop and public bath that was his family’s business.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nearby rental and hotel accommodations notably surge during Coachella’s two weekends, with the average Indio Airbnb asking for $1,200 a night — a 109% premium — during Coachella Weekend 2.—
Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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But a late caution forced an overtime restart, opening the door for Reddick to surge past Kyle Larson on the final lap.—
Ryan Brennan
April 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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At that time, McCann’s crypto firm was at the zenith of its success.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Although the company would continue with NASA afterward, the zenith was reached on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 landed on the moon.—
Paul Edward Parker,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the 250-foot height will honor America's 250 years of existence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Due to building restrictions, the team stuck with the original footprint but were able to extend the height 15 feet, making way for more gracious guest rooms.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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The group represents the formal culmination of a dispute three years in the making.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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The memoiristic project reaches a kind of culmination in Blue Heron, which is not a documentary — but is still firmly rooted in Romvari’s own past, and specifically the reverberations of her troubled eldest brother’s sudden death.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Crest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crest. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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