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
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite the nightly attacks, August saw two key diplomatic summits, intended as springboards to end Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor which began in February 2022.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The recent summits earlier this month underscored this reality.
—Kay Bailey Hutchison, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
With tariffs threatening supply chains and markets watching for signs of fragmentation, summits like these are closely watched for signals of new alignments, even if substantive outcomes are limited.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Right in the middle of northern England, this undulating region has a handful of summits over 2,000 feet well worth climbing for 360-degree views.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
About 2,300 runners line up to circumnavigate Mont Blanc on foot—106 miles, 33,000 feet of climbing, and 10 alpine summits.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet despite a series of unprecedented summits in 2018 and 2019, those meetings failed to advance denuclearization or lasting peace on the Korean peninsula.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The usual Russian mantra that leaders’ summits must be carefully prepared—a justification that the Kremlin uses to explain Putin’s reluctance to meet with Zelensky—was tellingly abandoned.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Viral posts present them as a lost civilization’s handiwork; geologists call them nunataks, mountain summits standing above the ice, and, in some cases, glacial horns whose sharp faces were sculpted by erosion.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite the nightly attacks, August saw two key diplomatic summits, intended as springboards to end Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor which began in February 2022.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The recent summits earlier this month underscored this reality.
—Kay Bailey Hutchison, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
With tariffs threatening supply chains and markets watching for signs of fragmentation, summits like these are closely watched for signals of new alignments, even if substantive outcomes are limited.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Right in the middle of northern England, this undulating region has a handful of summits over 2,000 feet well worth climbing for 360-degree views.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
About 2,300 runners line up to circumnavigate Mont Blanc on foot—106 miles, 33,000 feet of climbing, and 10 alpine summits.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet despite a series of unprecedented summits in 2018 and 2019, those meetings failed to advance denuclearization or lasting peace on the Korean peninsula.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The usual Russian mantra that leaders’ summits must be carefully prepared—a justification that the Kremlin uses to explain Putin’s reluctance to meet with Zelensky—was tellingly abandoned.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summits
Noun
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Its mesmerizing turquoise lakes, towering granite pinnacles, and vast, glistening glaciers have earned the park recognition as the crown jewel of Patagonia region, a vast natural frontier which stretches over 1,000 miles from Chile to the tip of Argentina.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The pinnacles seem endless yet no two are exactly the same — like fossilized snowflakes.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The family is expected to remain there and not move to Buckingham Palace when William ascends to the throne.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
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In Jewish mysticism, sleep is described as a time when the soul ascends to connect with higher realms.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bake in oven at 375 degrees for around 20 to 23 minutes on average, or until the slightest amount of golden color tinges the tops.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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The retailer recently rolled back prices on a wide array of cute fall tops, marking most of them below $35.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Having lived through the peaks and troughs of the Internet Era, the pace of Technology transformation and adoption is a subject of deep personal curiosity.—
Randy Bean,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The team is rounded out by Asia Stocchi, who takes on distribution and development coordination duties as the company scales up operations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The real test is whether governments, corporations, and consumers can demand an AI ecosystem that scales sustainably.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Heeled mules are the ideal way to take both your style and your feet (literally) to new heights.—
Amber Cardullo,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Recently, however, both teams have elevated themselves to greater heights.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Summits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summits. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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