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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
Over the proceeding year and a half, snowballing AI hype has sent valuations in the space soaring to spectacular new heights.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
This leadership change aims to propel T3 Micro to new heights, deepening its connection with its female audience.
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Lydia T. Blanco,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
That argument was undermined by the heights that Messi and Ronaldo, the two greatest players of their era, were scaling on an almost weekly basis for Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The spouting reached heights of 20–30 feet in the air.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The show propelled her to new heights, particularly stateside.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
23 June 2026
If the two old rivals, and their national teams, happen to meet at some point on the World Cup bracket, ticket prices could surge to new heights.
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Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
His responsibilities included draining the castle moat and coordinating work at heights of more than 150 feet.
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Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Ahead, find 14 butterfly nail ideas that will take your summer manicure to whimsical new heights.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
This leadership change aims to propel T3 Micro to new heights, deepening its connection with its female audience.
—
Lydia T. Blanco,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
That argument was undermined by the heights that Messi and Ronaldo, the two greatest players of their era, were scaling on an almost weekly basis for Barcelona and Real Madrid.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The spouting reached heights of 20–30 feet in the air.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The show propelled her to new heights, particularly stateside.
—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
23 June 2026
If the two old rivals, and their national teams, happen to meet at some point on the World Cup bracket, ticket prices could surge to new heights.
—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
His responsibilities included draining the castle moat and coordinating work at heights of more than 150 feet.
—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Ahead, find 14 butterfly nail ideas that will take your summer manicure to whimsical new heights.
—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heights
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Bocas is blessed with more than a dozen excellent dive sites including underwater caves and pinnacles, reef walls, drift dive locations, and wrecks like the Barco Viejo and Mystic Wind.
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Though the top section of the Chimney Tops Trail (along with its rocky pinnacles) are closed due to fire damage, this is still one sight worth seeing.
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Annie rescued its name from the depths.
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Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has been working with the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Control to identify trouble spots along roadways, steep hills and other areas.
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There are a surprisingly high number of weak ski resort courses, and many better golf operations tend to be at smaller market ski hills, so my focus is on the best golf courses at ski resorts, regardless of the size of the ski operations.
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Point Loma’s middles dominated, with 6-foot-5 Trevor Rutt and 6-4 Waylon Lundeen taking advantage of the undersized Cardinals.
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Senior middles Cooper Riedl and Aiden Schindler added three kills apiece for the Knights (7-1).
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The crewneck has an oversized fit that’s ideal for layering over summer tank-tops, and heck, even a swimsuit on windy beach days.
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There are plenty more options to choose from — shop additional white eyelet tops inspired by Helen Mirren on Amazon.
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The commissioners plan to develop a five-year plan to phase in state funding, along with enforceable standards like caseload limits and access to defense investigators.
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Whether this Supreme Court, which in the redistricting world has sided against fair elections, will see its way to uphold these limits is far from certain.
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At the time, certain teams wore BLM patches and stenciled the BLM logo onto the pitcher’s mounds.
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Regular mowing can also disrupt ant mounds.
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The views from the peaks are wonderful and the finishing hole may be one of the region’s best.
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
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“Heights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heights. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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