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high noons

noun

plural of high noon
1
as in blooms
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement the high noon of the whaling industry occurred in the first half of the 19th century

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2
as in tops
the highest part or point the exhibition showcased works painted at the high noon of French Impressionism

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  1. blooms
  2. tops
  3. heights
  4. pinnacles
  5. culminations
  6. zeniths
  7. peaks
Noun
  • Arrowwood Viburnum Another native shrub, arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) sports snowy white blooms in spring and dark blue berries in late summer and fall.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Temperatures are at record highs, currents are shifting and stronger storms wash more pollutants into the water, including sewage and fertilizers, which can trigger huge algae blooms.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of blooms
Noun
  • The hygienist told me there were hairline fractures along the tops of my teeth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That means cool-weather tops, cozy sweaters, and, most importantly, fall denim.
    — Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • This vortex comes with lower air pressure and atmospheric heights around its center, cooling down temperatures nearly evenly and producing extra cloud cover in its wake.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The world of comic art is being elevated to new heights thanks to the medium’s prominence in the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of heights
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  • Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of pinnacles
Noun
  • Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of culminations
Noun
  • Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of zeniths
Noun
  • Heat and humidity on Friday are expected to fall from peaks on Thursday, with highs across the region dropping 4 to 8 degrees, forecasts show.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The winds become more severe at elevation, where the contraction of the atmosphere along ridgelines and mountain peaks could exceed 40-50 mph in parts of the Sierra.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
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“High noons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20noons. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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