as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
he hit the high-water mark of his acting career when he played Tiny Tim in a school play
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Recent Examples of high-water mark
The Weeknd reached a new high-water mark on Spotify this week.
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Glenn Rowley,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2023
How San Francisco settles the debate could reverberate throughout the reparations movement, setting a high-water mark for an effort that has been criticized for, so far, producing small sums.
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Emmanuel Felton,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2023
This year’s crop of competitors is a far cry from recent years when the starting roster has approached triple digits, hitting a high-water mark of 96 mushers in 2008 (though a more modest number, 78, crossed the finish line).
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Zachariah Hughes,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 Feb. 2023
In Paso Robles, dozens of makeshift encampments sprang up along roadways, above the Salinas’ high-water mark.
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Jeremy Miller,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2023
See All Example Sentences for high-water mark
Glenn Rowley,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2023
How San Francisco settles the debate could reverberate throughout the reparations movement, setting a high-water mark for an effort that has been criticized for, so far, producing small sums.
—
Emmanuel Felton,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2023
This year’s crop of competitors is a far cry from recent years when the starting roster has approached triple digits, hitting a high-water mark of 96 mushers in 2008 (though a more modest number, 78, crossed the finish line).
—
Zachariah Hughes,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 Feb. 2023
In Paso Robles, dozens of makeshift encampments sprang up along roadways, above the Salinas’ high-water mark.
—
Jeremy Miller,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2023
See All Example Sentences for high-water mark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-water mark
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The pinnacle of their trip was a private session with a renowned tinware master in Takaoka, a city famous for its centuries-old metalworking heritage.
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Because what is death but the pinnacle of humans’ lack of agency.
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Tickets were still available for purchase on the X Games website as of early Friday evening, ranging from $19 single-day entry tickets to more than $400 premium tickets with access to the concerts on top of the X Games events.
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The top of the draft class is considered light on forwards and deep in defensemen.
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Piero Gandini, son of Sergio Gandini who purchased Flos in 1964 and pioneered its zenith, was appointed executive chairman of the entire conglomerate in 2025, after veteran luxury executive Daniel Lalonde stepped down in December 2025.
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Instead, all of those previous experiments have culminated in Messi's World Cup zenith now.
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Platform Sandals Inspired by Martha Stewart Forget sky-high stilettos — Stewart is embracing a more comfortable way to add height.
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The yacht features four guest cabins, including a full-beam owner's suite, and a luminous main deck with full-height glazing.
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The culmination of the event saw people filtering into the shore to create a circle of colorful surfboards dotted with flowers to toss into the ocean to honor ancestors, invoke healing and celebrate the relationship between Black people and the ocean.
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This achievement is the culmination of over 605,000 man-hours of work to remove century-old constraints that no longer matched the competitive realities of modern trade.
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Jaehaerys reigned over the Seven Kingdoms for nearly 60 years during a time of peace and prosperity at the peak of the Targaryen dynasty.
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For fans who’ve followed Sudwerk through the rise, peak and current contraction of American craft beer, the move may be bittersweet but not exactly shocking.
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The Crips and Bloods reached the apex of their Stockton influence in the 1980s and 1990s, Washington recalled, as the concept of fast money dawned along with the crack cocaine epidemic.
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The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is widely regarded as the ocean’s apex predator.
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“High-water mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-water%20mark. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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