as in zenith
the highest part or point
a lawyer at the meridian of his career arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court
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Recent Examples of meridian
Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 16 July 2025
Moonrise for the Cincinnati area should happen around 6:13 p.m., crossing the meridian at 12:49 a.m. and setting by 7:41 a.m. Thursday, June 12.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The idea is to balance the body’s flow of energy—also known as Qi—through specific pathways in the body called meridians.
—Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 16 July 2025
Moonrise for the Cincinnati area should happen around 6:13 p.m., crossing the meridian at 12:49 a.m. and setting by 7:41 a.m. Thursday, June 12.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Adjective
Back treatments address muscle tension while clearing meridian blockages.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meridian
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The 49ers stored that emotion and exploded on the Eagles the following season, scoring touchdowns on six straight possession for a 42-19 win that may have been the zenith of Shanahan’s career as a regular-season coach.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bring on the Bomber Jacket A simple t-shirt and bomber combo elevates any outfit to the zenith of cool-girl chic.—
Samantha Sutton,
InStyle,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Nov. 2021
Noun
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The scaffolding is slated to rise to the very top of the building, whose pinnacle is graced by a cupola and a needle-like spire.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Gone are the days where all-white kitchens are seen as the pinnacle of luxury.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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The police had overestimated Ramírez’s height by an inch or two but most of the other details were correct.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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But that project was further complicated by last week’s decision by the state Supreme Court restoring the area’s 30-foot building height limit — despite a 2022 ballot measure to lift it.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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An individual was seen on CCTV footage inside of the synagogue wearing a hooded top and pouring liquid from what appeared to be a gasoline container.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Store cosmetics, glasses, and jewelry in the bathroom or on a dresser top.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Keeping high-ethylene producers away from climacteric fruits can keep them from ripening too quickly.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.—
Claire Messud,
Harper's Magazine,
22 June 2021
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For homeowners, the couple's guilty pleas marked the culmination of years of financial strain and emotional turmoil.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the recordings, Neves Valente described the attack as the culmination of long planning.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What should have been a crowning moment turned out to be one of the worst of Melissa Joan Hart's life.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Dec. 2025
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It’s been championed as a crowning achievement for Black creativity and ownership in the entertainment industry, though there have been indirect criticisms within some corners of Hollywood, including by Donald Glover’s Atlanta and Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Meridian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meridian. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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