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as in zenith
the highest part or point
many regard the painting of the Sistine Chapel as the height of Michelangelo's career
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as in depth
the most extreme or advanced point
the student's defiant use of a cell phone during class was regarded by the professor as the height of insolence
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as in hill
an area of high ground
Gulliver, standing on a height near the shore, saw an island suspended above the sea
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Recent Examples of height
While a rather Cybertruck-looking design known as the Cornucopia proved to be ideal for users of a certain height, the Nautilus urinal performed best overall.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
Once at its full height, Goldin Finance 117 will be the second tallest building in the country, second only to the Shanghai Tower, which is 2,073 feet tall.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Development is possible, but two of the traits Elliott lacks cannot really be worked on — pace and height.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Because of the state resiliency pre-emption, the city preservation board also is not allowed to require the developers to reproduce or retain any design elements of the original buildings, and also can’t limit the scale or height of the new building to historic parameters.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
Once at its full height, Goldin Finance 117 will be the second tallest building in the country, second only to the Shanghai Tower, which is 2,073 feet tall.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Development is possible, but two of the traits Elliott lacks cannot really be worked on — pace and height.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Because of the state resiliency pre-emption, the city preservation board also is not allowed to require the developers to reproduce or retain any design elements of the original buildings, and also can’t limit the scale or height of the new building to historic parameters.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for height
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At that point Jupiter is just visible in the west, about 32 degrees above the horizon (this is about a third of the way up to the zenith).—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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All told, the other top candidates who could be elevated to the zenith of the Catholic Church are four Italians, one Spanish, one French, one Ghanaian and one Maltese.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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This is a team that has quality goaltending and legitimate blue-line depth.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Clove and orange peel bookend a series of scents that prominently feature that sherry influence without getting lost in it; there’s some noteworthy depth here owing to both the distillate and the casks.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Bone collectors seem to prefer a particular elevation zone in their mountain home.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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Francis unraveled a fair few knots following his elevation on March 13, 2013.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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This clue immediately brought to mind an image of Calvin and Hobbes in their red WAGON careening down a hill.—
Sally Hoelscher,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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At the time, Washington was in the midst of a heated budget battle with the possibility that government workers would be furloughed and have their paychecks withheld.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Republican lawmakers, who are in the midst of the two-week Easter recess, have stayed largely quiet as the war of words between Trump and Powell has heated up.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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Many recalled his legacy as the first pope from Latin America, and the first Jesuit to reach the pinnacle of church hierarchy, one who stressed humility over hubris for a church beset with scandal and indifference.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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An unlikely ‘Captain Canuck’ While the debates were anti-climactic, Carney’s extraordinary ride to the pinnacle of Canadian politics has been anything but.—
Paula Newton,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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However, this is still less than the permissible federal limit for occupational exposure.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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If all of those hold true, that puts the Patriots six players over the 90-man roster limit.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
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Following the liftoff, the rocket will help to deploy the satellites at an altitude of 280 miles above Earth.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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The space shuttle Discovery deployed Hubble at an altitude of 380 miles (610 kilometers) on April 24, 1990.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Height.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/height. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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