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
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The club will have further announcements on its crest and wordmark in the following months.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Patrick J. Lyons, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Officials diverted traffic and turned off utilities to businesses in Frankfort as the river crested just short of a record Monday.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Additional strong gusts are possible along Surprise Valley Road and along the Lassen Plumas County crest, where gusts may exceed 65 mph.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The club will have further announcements on its crest and wordmark in the following months.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Some streams and rivers were not expected to crest for several more days.
—Patrick J. Lyons, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Officials diverted traffic and turned off utilities to businesses in Frankfort as the river crested just short of a record Monday.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crest
Noun
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Leitch was engaged by Rangers on two separate occasions but the red-brick facade on the Main Stand was the pinnacle.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Major League Baseball is the pinnacle of the sport.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2025
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Newfound Gap Use this dip in the mountain ridge to take in the surrounding scenery.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Following his 2022 debut solo album, Jack in the Box, which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, and his 2024 Hope on the Street, Vol. 1 EP that rose to No. 5 on the chart, j-hope has already released collaborations this year with stars including Miguel, Don Toliver and Pharrell Williams.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
20 May 2025
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This species makes up the majority of the region’s mosquito population, and its season typically peaks earlier than Aedes mosquitoes.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Aliyah Binford put Ole Miss ahead with a 2-out, solo home run to right-center field in the top of the first — her 12th of the season.—
Ethan Westerman,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Bronze could be seen lying at the top of a blow-up slide before sliding down and joining his sister as dad Patrick helped from the sidelines with the activities while Brittany cheered them on.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Road trips and domestic vacations are surging, with 68 percent of Skyscanner users planning to stay within the U.S. altogether this summer.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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This threat is now surging and has more than doubled in 2025.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The end of this series, and specifically Game 5, feels like their zenith.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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If dandyism is, at least in part, a kind of showy restraint—being seen on purpose without caring so much about how the spectacle is apprehended by others—this was something like its zenith.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Yet arguably his greatest achievement was to raise the bar of the entire Premier League, pushing rivals like Manchester City to new heights in order for Pep Guardiola’s men to finish above Liverpool.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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To prevent the display from looking boring, create visual contrast through elements other than color—just varying the height, size, shape, and texture of the objects will create an eye-catching vignette. 3.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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For many, this represents the achievement of a lifelong goal—the culmination of years climbing the corporate ladder.—
Isabelita Castilho,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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And so for me, this was really a deep dive into the culmination of my career.—
Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crest. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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