as in pinnacles
the highest part or point
a new movie that some enthusiastic reviewers are already calling the summit of cinematic achievement
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Recent Examples of summits
Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
With views of blooming fields, mountain summits, and oceanfront beaches, California was crowned the best state in the country for spring hiking.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The summits of Mount Hamilton and Mount Diablo may even get dusted with snow.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Attias — former executive producer of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos — has presided over FII summits since his eponymous firm helped launch the event a decade ago.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
While the country is famous for its summits, its people are the key to making a deeper connection to the Himalayas.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The officials are meeting with businesses, government officials, investors and more along with hosting summits that highlight business opportunities in Houston.
—Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Beyond those summits, a second staircase of cliffs and ledges ascended the far side of the canyon, where a plateau stretched south for almost 100 miles to the base of another range of mountains, capped with snow for five months each year, that soared to almost 13,000 feet.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
If empires could assign names to vast mountain ranges—Hindu Kush, from the Persian kushtan, to kill—with administrative casualness, as if naming could override geological fact, why not render those summits as battered cookware?
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
The most important international summits are the World News Media Congress, the World Publishing Expo, and the World Editors Forum.
—Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
With views of blooming fields, mountain summits, and oceanfront beaches, California was crowned the best state in the country for spring hiking.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The summits of Mount Hamilton and Mount Diablo may even get dusted with snow.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Attias — former executive producer of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos — has presided over FII summits since his eponymous firm helped launch the event a decade ago.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
While the country is famous for its summits, its people are the key to making a deeper connection to the Himalayas.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The officials are meeting with businesses, government officials, investors and more along with hosting summits that highlight business opportunities in Houston.
—Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Beyond those summits, a second staircase of cliffs and ledges ascended the far side of the canyon, where a plateau stretched south for almost 100 miles to the base of another range of mountains, capped with snow for five months each year, that soared to almost 13,000 feet.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
If empires could assign names to vast mountain ranges—Hindu Kush, from the Persian kushtan, to kill—with administrative casualness, as if naming could override geological fact, why not render those summits as battered cookware?
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summits
Noun
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Still, the pinnacles of the heartland-rock canon continue to thrill us in unexpected ways.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The road ascends more than 7,000 feet, topping out at 14,130 feet above sea level at the summit of Mount Blue Sky peak (formerly Mount Evans).—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Upon entering, you’re immediately led to a beech staircase that ascends to the upper level.—
Ludovica Stevan,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the middle distance is a human settlement, then a band of golden grasslands, then the arid lower slopes of the Cordilleras, and finally the snowy peaks, including the grand dome of Chimborazo.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In a medium bowl beat cream and powdered sugar with a mixer on medium- high until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
Noun
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According to Beale’s website, the Gardner campus would be set back from existing infrastructure by more than 100 feet and building heights would comply with the city’s 60-foot limit.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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For the Knicks to reach heights unseen in more than 50 years, Towns will need to continue playing the kind of defense he’s proven capable of during this playoff stretch.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Vertebrates ditched their body armor and scales for smooth skin; cephalopods lost their external shell.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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Zia added that grey scales with authentic chip-off aesthetics and sulphur blues inspired by classic denim are also key developments.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Most are going to regrow short shoots along their trunks with normal growth at the tops.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Girls’ styles include shorts, relaxed graphic tops and crop tops while boys’ styles include short-sleeve Ts, short-sleeve button-ups and pants.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Cite this Entry
“Summits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summits. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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