as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
at the zenith of her career as a dancer
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Recent Examples of zenith
Richie Grainge’s ascent to the queendom of quiet luxury reached zenith with the launch of her own label, SRG Atelier, earlier this year.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet that offensive performance was the Ravens’ zenith, not a sign of things to come.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
And with both genres still at the zenith of their popularity in Asia, why change a winning formula?
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Kiss was at its commercial zenith.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet that offensive performance was the Ravens’ zenith, not a sign of things to come.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
And with both genres still at the zenith of their popularity in Asia, why change a winning formula?
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Kiss was at its commercial zenith.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zenith
Noun
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Our destination was a cluster of coral pinnacles called Rib Reef, on the Great Barrier Reef’s outer edge.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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For nearly a century, the Oscars stood as a gleaming cathedral to Hollywood prestige, the pinnacle of artistic achievement.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cast members are chosen for pieces, most importantly, based on height and body dimensions.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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The building will be built into a 40-foot hill, so the height will vary but reaches about 109 feet, or eight stories, on one end.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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The woman used her headlamp light to alert crews and in a photo of the mountain her location can be seen as a white point of light in the vastness of the peak.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps no one understands the ambition of a coach who reached this NFL peak after a steep climb than a West Virginia kid who arrived as an undrafted free agent out of Shepherd University.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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The election of Jimmy Carter was the apex of leftist Christianity in America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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At the moment, however, the apex of the 2026 draft order is muddled.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Zenith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zenith. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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