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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
Chipmakers hit highs Lam Research hit a new all-time high today.
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Wednesday looks to be another sunny but breezy day with highs around 57.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
While stocks are near record highs, the Treasury market has also advanced.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, stock markets are performing well this year, with indexes reaching all-time highs, in part the result of retail investors piling into buzzy companies and investment fads.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
This Halloween, there are no lights, no revelry, no sugar highs.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, Nvidia's shares have climbed 12-fold as the AI frenzy propelled the S&P 500 to record highs, igniting a debate on whether frothy tech valuations could lead to the next big bubble.
—Niket Nishant, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Since 1978, Chase is the only player to have at least 40 targets over a two-game span — Isaac Bruce (39, 1995), Brandon Marshall (38, 2009) and Chris Chambers (38, 2005) were the previous two-game highs.
—Brandon Funston, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Daily highs will be in the low 80s.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Wednesday looks to be another sunny but breezy day with highs around 57.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
While stocks are near record highs, the Treasury market has also advanced.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, stock markets are performing well this year, with indexes reaching all-time highs, in part the result of retail investors piling into buzzy companies and investment fads.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
This Halloween, there are no lights, no revelry, no sugar highs.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, Nvidia's shares have climbed 12-fold as the AI frenzy propelled the S&P 500 to record highs, igniting a debate on whether frothy tech valuations could lead to the next big bubble.
—Niket Nishant, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Since 1978, Chase is the only player to have at least 40 targets over a two-game span — Isaac Bruce (39, 1995), Brandon Marshall (38, 2009) and Chris Chambers (38, 2005) were the previous two-game highs.
—Brandon Funston, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Daily highs will be in the low 80s.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highs
Noun
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Air traffic controllers tasked with managing aircraft movements on runways and in the skies are working without pay during the shutdown, leading to more controllers calling in sick and triggering short staff warnings from the FAA.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Duffy warned on Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies if the shutdown drags on long enough for air traffic controllers to miss their second full paycheck next week.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Chesney stays grounded, grateful and faithful, in pursuit of the simple joys in life, living largely by the mantra of his memoir, .—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Paul Thomas Anderson fits a generation’s worth of cineplex joys into One Battle After Another, but the revolution refuses to get off the couch.—
Jonathan Lethem,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Oct. 2025
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Scorsese’s life and work, still ongoing thank heavens, have been given a rather simple five-act structure for purposes of the documentary.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
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Just look a little to the left of Altair in the early evening heavens.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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In addition to adrenaline rushes and novelty pleasures, haunted houses also create connection between visitors.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pleasures of a simple red sauce dish and a basket of bread.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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That's right, Dairy Queen is getting in the holiday spirit with a new menu full of seasonal delights.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Playing this character is one of the great delights of my career.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Highs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highs. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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