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Recent Examples of mountaintop
On a quiet mountaintop in southern Arizona, 5,000 robotic eyes scan the sky every night, each locking onto a galaxy billions of light-years away.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Martin Luther King never finished his mountaintop journey.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
One study found that during the 2022 floods, a disproportionate number of deaths occurred along or near areas of Troublesome Creek, a tributary of the 168-mile North Fork Kentucky River that has been disrupted by historic mountaintop coal mining.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Numan’s career is an example of the endurance and stamina required to get back to the mountaintop even when the climb feels endless.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Martin Luther King never finished his mountaintop journey.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
One study found that during the 2022 floods, a disproportionate number of deaths occurred along or near areas of Troublesome Creek, a tributary of the 168-mile North Fork Kentucky River that has been disrupted by historic mountaintop coal mining.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Numan’s career is an example of the endurance and stamina required to get back to the mountaintop even when the climb feels endless.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountaintop
Noun
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Meanwhile, as the summit was taking place, Pope Leo received the diplomatic credentials of the new US Ambassador to the Holy See, Brian Burch.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Twang, Troubadour, Somewhere Down in Texas, and Carrying Your Love With Me all managed one stay at the summit.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the template had been set, Paris was marked as a shorthand for the pinnacle of female achievement—only the most stylish, successful, and generally it would be summoned there—and established as the option only a truly singular love could outshine.—
Megan Angelo,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones).—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The entire group quickly fled once a car horn blared outside.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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When the logs were open, officials discovered five pieces of rhino horn hidden inside, according to the post.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Mountaintop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaintop. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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