1
as in pinnacles
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 depths
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 hills
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 heights
Similar to Jupiter's true superstorms, their activity lasted for months, but unlike true superstorms, their cloud towers only reached modest heights.
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Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Peeps have been taken to new heights.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
As architectural fashion has shifted, the software is no longer associated with complex geometry, and the pretense that digital tools might liberate architects—spurring them to new heights of creativity—has faded.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
And then there’s 72-year-old Danny Smiechowski, who arrives in the Season 1 finale wearing nothing but a yellow thong bikini, bringing the show to new, unforgettable heights.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
But has any forward scaled and maintained such heights of performance in the division as Thierry Henry did at Arsenal in the early-to-mid 2000s?
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
This dynamic is taken to extreme, surreal heights in Kobo Abe’s Woman in the Dunes, about a man whose idyll is derailed entirely.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Even if Ohtani doesn’t quite reach Cy Young heights, a fourth straight MVP is well within his grasp.
—D.j. Short, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Rules that require fences of certain heights might make little sense for new reactors buried in the earth; and rules that require a certain number of operators per reactor could be a bad fit for a cluster of smaller reactors with modern controls.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Peeps have been taken to new heights.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
As architectural fashion has shifted, the software is no longer associated with complex geometry, and the pretense that digital tools might liberate architects—spurring them to new heights of creativity—has faded.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
And then there’s 72-year-old Danny Smiechowski, who arrives in the Season 1 finale wearing nothing but a yellow thong bikini, bringing the show to new, unforgettable heights.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
But has any forward scaled and maintained such heights of performance in the division as Thierry Henry did at Arsenal in the early-to-mid 2000s?
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
This dynamic is taken to extreme, surreal heights in Kobo Abe’s Woman in the Dunes, about a man whose idyll is derailed entirely.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Even if Ohtani doesn’t quite reach Cy Young heights, a fourth straight MVP is well within his grasp.
—D.j. Short, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Rules that require fences of certain heights might make little sense for new reactors buried in the earth; and rules that require a certain number of operators per reactor could be a bad fit for a cluster of smaller reactors with modern controls.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heights
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This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
1 Mar. 2026
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Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Maurizio Cattelan, who also wielded a banana with profound memetic effectiveness, is one of the few other artists whose work has this kind of stickiness, but his recent sculptures have leaned more on the public’s appetite for stunts, whereas Rødland plumbs more mysterious depths.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sun-chasers need not look far to christen their own spot on the shore, while divers plumb the depths to investigate a multitude of undersea wonders in this world-class diving destination.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hours and hours of rolling green hills and rice paddies passed by the windows, the pale pools amid the shoots flashing bits of sky.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The villagers become sympathetic to the revolutionaries, who hide in the hills, and increasingly radicalized.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The cocktails were made out of 50 milliliter bottles of Absolut-brand vodka with gray cloth stuffed into the tops.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Manchester City was tops among EPL clubs for 2024-25 commercial revenue at $452 million.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both allow workers to contribute pretax money through payroll deductions up to certain limits ($24,500 in 2026, with an additional $8,000 catch-up contribution for those 50 and older, plus an additional $11,250 for those 60 to 63).—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Congress has set firm limits to this, including allowing the retirement of no more than eight aircraft a year because of fears of a capability gap, with the fleet consisting of 26 aircraft at last count.—
David Szondy
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The soft glow of lanterns against ancient mounds turns a seemingly simple walk into a reflective, cinematic journey through American history.—
Rafael Peña,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Huge snow piles, huge snow mounds.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Warriors and Lancers finished as co-champions last season, so middles Jocund Binder and Alman Hassan will look to be part of the winning recipe for an outright title in 2026.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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House Flies House flies are about 1/4 inch long with four dark stripes down their middles.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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The first was a gentle bell curve; the second was a jagged line, with two sharp peaks—one on the left, the other on the right.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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While the 1970s and 80s had some peaks in the data, there is a definite trend in average wind gusts from 1990 to the present.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Heights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heights. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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