pinnacles

noun

plural of pinnacle
as in heights
the highest part or point a singer who has reached the pinnacle of success

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Recent Examples of pinnacles Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026 The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The human hand is one of three pinnacles of hominid evolution, along with the brain and the voice box. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Bocas is blessed with more than a dozen excellent dive sites including underwater caves and pinnacles, reef walls, drift dive locations, and wrecks like the Barco Viejo and Mystic Wind. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Though the top section of the Chimney Tops Trail (along with its rocky pinnacles) are closed due to fire damage, this is still one sight worth seeing. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 Known for its volcanic pinnacles, an abundance of marine life, and healthy reefs, the Saba National Marine Park surrounds the entire island. — Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026 Still, the pinnacles of the heartland-rock canon continue to thrill us in unexpected ways. — Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points. — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinnacles
  1. heights
  2. tops
  3. peaks
  4. zeniths
  5. culminations
  6. apexes
Noun
  • The aluminum body is strong enough to withstand drops from average heights.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • With Andrew Louis at the helm once again, and a gripping narrative set against the vibrant cultural landscape of Madurai, season 2 takes the franchise to new heights.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of heights
Noun
  • Instead of hanging onto a closet full of cheap, rough pieces, I’m finally getting rid of them all — and making room for a collection of cotton dresses, tops, and skirts from Quince.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Fortunately, some of the season’s biggest runway trends—from bikini tops worn beyond the beach to silk headscarves and the return of capris—are finally in full swing, making now the perfect time to shake things up.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • In 2024, Purja became the fastest person to summit all 14 of the peaks without supplementary oxygen.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The Hunza Valley is located in northern Pakistan and draws travelers with dramatic mountain landscapes, turquoise lakes and picturesque villages set beneath towering Karakoram peaks.
    — Ashley Lynch July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of peaks
Noun
  • Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of zeniths
Noun
  • Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of culminations
Noun
  • Using them lets the driver maximize engine power under varying driving conditions, such as accelerating in a straight line or blasting between apexes at a track or on a twisty road.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of apexes

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