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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
Heat will start to ease Sunday for much of the East, with highs next week sinking back into the more seasonable 80s.
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Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Their support comes at a critical time, with visits to New York City soup kitchens and food pantries near record highs and expected to increase further in response to federal funding cuts.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Daily temperature records are expected to be broken during this heat wave, with some records possible for consecutive day, monthly or all-time highs.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Dalton Rushing tied career highs with four hits and four RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from an early six-run deficit for a 12-7 victory over the skidding San Diego Padres on Thursday night.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Club stocks Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike led the advance, with both reaching all-time highs during the week.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Both Atlantic City and Wilmington have broken record highs for today.
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Grant Gilmore,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
The heat continues through Thursday as overnight low temps climb to around 70 degrees and afternoon highs run between 100 and 105.
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Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has circulated guidance to member brands, WWD has learned, urging them to comply with workplace safety requirements as temperatures are expected to reach record highs.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Their support comes at a critical time, with visits to New York City soup kitchens and food pantries near record highs and expected to increase further in response to federal funding cuts.
—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Daily temperature records are expected to be broken during this heat wave, with some records possible for consecutive day, monthly or all-time highs.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Dalton Rushing tied career highs with four hits and four RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from an early six-run deficit for a 12-7 victory over the skidding San Diego Padres on Thursday night.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Club stocks Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike led the advance, with both reaching all-time highs during the week.
—
Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Both Atlantic City and Wilmington have broken record highs for today.
—
Grant Gilmore,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
The heat continues through Thursday as overnight low temps climb to around 70 degrees and afternoon highs run between 100 and 105.
—
Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has circulated guidance to member brands, WWD has learned, urging them to comply with workplace safety requirements as temperatures are expected to reach record highs.
—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highs
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But by the New York Times bestselling author and pop culture essayist’s own admission, no topic has loomed larger or longer in his mind than the ironies, ecstasies and singularity of American football.
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Many Americans didn’t let the sweltering heat or stormy skies stop their party.
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Then as skies darkened, fireworks began lighting the skies everywhere.
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On a recent commute to the Allure office, commerce market editor Sarah Hoffmann picked up a new base routine from Laura Mercier and rediscovered the joys of loitering in a Sephora.
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One of the joys of Air, down to the breathy purity of its title, is its contempt for design—an easy target, but one for which Kracht has sharpened his blade.
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The queen of pop swapped her Confessions II-era shiny golden doll-like curls for a high-to-the-heavens mullet.
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Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!
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When even her attempts at enjoying life’s simpler pleasures — like some chicken parm and coconut cream pie at home with a glass of wine — go tragically awry, Patricia’s disappointment and exasperation are both hilarious and painfully palpable.
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World Cup fans enamored with simple pleasures are racking up big numbers online, fast food proving a big hit—one post praising the addictive delights of ranch dressing was viewed more than ten million times on X (Twitter).
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Ham delights are always the potluck MVPs, and these crowd-pleasing sliders are a breeze to make (only 10 minutes of hands-on time) and will be gone almost as fast.
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The list, which includes specific, detailed items about the delights and routines of daily life, grows as the narrator ages and contends with their own joy and loneliness.
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“Highs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highs. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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