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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
Large Dynamic Drivers Featuring 40mm dynamic drivers and customizable sound profiles, Tribit says the QuietPlus 81 headphones deliver rich audio with deep bass and clear highs.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The average temperature for this period usually sits around 25 degrees when averaging overnight lows and daytime highs.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The art market, in whiplash fashion, experienced pupil-dilating highs just after the pandemic, a lethargic two-year slump, then a sudden multi-billion-dollar rebound in the fall.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
The year started with a four-day streak of 70-degree highs; however, Oklahoma will soon see temperatures dip a bit into the mid-50s and 60s at the start of next week, with some parts of the state expecting snow.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 9 Jan. 2026
Declines across the three sectors weighed on the market yesterday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 pulling back from all-time highs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Temperature highs will be in the upper 70s and low 80s.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
In much of the Bay Area, temperatures on Friday and Saturday morning are not expected to rise past 40 degrees, and the daytime highs are not expected to escape the mid-50s.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The highs of the record are some of the best of his career.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The average temperature for this period usually sits around 25 degrees when averaging overnight lows and daytime highs.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The art market, in whiplash fashion, experienced pupil-dilating highs just after the pandemic, a lethargic two-year slump, then a sudden multi-billion-dollar rebound in the fall.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
The year started with a four-day streak of 70-degree highs; however, Oklahoma will soon see temperatures dip a bit into the mid-50s and 60s at the start of next week, with some parts of the state expecting snow.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 9 Jan. 2026
Declines across the three sectors weighed on the market yesterday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 pulling back from all-time highs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Temperature highs will be in the upper 70s and low 80s.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
In much of the Bay Area, temperatures on Friday and Saturday morning are not expected to rise past 40 degrees, and the daytime highs are not expected to escape the mid-50s.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The highs of the record are some of the best of his career.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highs
Noun
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Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Freezing rain could linger into early Sunday evening, adding another light glaze overnight before skies clear Monday, when highs reach the upper 30s, followed by a drop to around 11 degrees Monday night.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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My adolescence was an ordinary one, its joys and pains small.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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These recipes are perfect for slowing down and taking the time to savor all the joys of cooking, and this list includes recipes that are especially fragrant, comforting, and memorable.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 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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Dora comes every Friday and makes sure of that, thank heavens.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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TikTok discovered the pleasures of Sushi Fumi, and there is usually a wait.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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My excavations are merely a variation on these same pleasures.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Omaar Yemini said the addition was meant to ease the uninitiated into the delights of Haitian cuisine.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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And yet watching the unfurling reel of Mumbai life on one narrow promenade is one of this city's quiet delights.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Highs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highs. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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