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as in ecstasies
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
it took days for the high of the World Series win to wear off
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Recent Examples of highs
Forecast guidance suggests temperatures will rebound quickly later in the week, with highs climbing back into the 80s and possibly approaching 90 degrees by next weekend.
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Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Daily highs will be right around 80 degrees Tuesday, with overnight lows in the low 60s.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
Warmer-than-normal temperatures will quickly reassert themselves Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with sunny skies and highs expected in the 80s.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
The price to access all the necessary platforms surged nearly 60% between 2020 and 2025, the Guardian reported last year, yet European soccer viewership remains at all-time highs.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
San Juan Hills senior guard Rocco Jensen averages team highs of 21 points and seven rebounds a game.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
In the winter months, nighttime lows are quite chilly, leading to moderate daytime highs of 65 degrees.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
West Texas Intermediate futures rose more than 5% while Brent crude futures gained about 6%, both off their overnight highs but still sharply elevated.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Denver temperatures were expected to approach near-record highs on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s rain showers, according to the National Weather Service.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Daily highs will be right around 80 degrees Tuesday, with overnight lows in the low 60s.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
Warmer-than-normal temperatures will quickly reassert themselves Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with sunny skies and highs expected in the 80s.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
The price to access all the necessary platforms surged nearly 60% between 2020 and 2025, the Guardian reported last year, yet European soccer viewership remains at all-time highs.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
San Juan Hills senior guard Rocco Jensen averages team highs of 21 points and seven rebounds a game.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
In the winter months, nighttime lows are quite chilly, leading to moderate daytime highs of 65 degrees.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
West Texas Intermediate futures rose more than 5% while Brent crude futures gained about 6%, both off their overnight highs but still sharply elevated.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Denver temperatures were expected to approach near-record highs on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s rain showers, according to the National Weather Service.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highs
Noun
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Citizens took to social media to report an unusual purple glow in the skies above Sacramento on Sunday night.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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In the past two years, the northern lights, which peaked in October 2024, have appeared in skies as far south as Florida and Mexico and in urban centers stretching from San Francisco to Washington.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Quince and manchego empanada at Tzintzuntzan One of the great joys of a vacation at a Mexican resort (besides all of it) is breakfast each morning.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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On the joys of being a chaotic reader.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Close by, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King hang high in the northwest heavens in the early evening.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Translating into Afrikaans is one of my rare, if emotionally complicated, pleasures.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Negotiating a winding country road with a convertible’s top down defines many of driving’s pleasures.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From spreading atop toast to dipping strawberries, chocolate-hazelnut spread instantly sweetens and delights.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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One of the great delights, but also slight annoyances of doing a show as popular as American Psycho, [is] that family, friends, everyone wants to see it.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Highs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highs. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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