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
The bright star Arcturus will be visible almost directly above the lunar disk at moonrise, while Vega shines in the east and the Big Dipper hovers near the zenith, pointing the way to Polaris.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 May 2025
The relationship embodies the zenith of the client-advisor dynamic, one that extends beyond the scope and term of a contract or the legacy boundaries of functional expertise.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
For such a humanist filmmaker, Boyle reached his zenith by pondering us at our lowest point.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
The band had reached its zenith, with Beatlemania-size crowds greeting them in Australia and Canada, and significant success cracking the American market.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 May 2025
The relationship embodies the zenith of the client-advisor dynamic, one that extends beyond the scope and term of a contract or the legacy boundaries of functional expertise.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
For such a humanist filmmaker, Boyle reached his zenith by pondering us at our lowest point.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
The band had reached its zenith, with Beatlemania-size crowds greeting them in Australia and Canada, and significant success cracking the American market.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zenith
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However, instead of reaching their professional pinnacle of success, many of them have accrued 47% of the nation’s outstanding student loan debt.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The experience gets even better with a group of friends, and reaches its pinnacle in the Florida Keys, where personal watercraft, thanks to their swiftness, agility, and minimal draft, are ideal vessels to explore the pristine, and often shallow waters.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
12 July 2025
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That said, every year that goes by, their anxiety reaches new heights.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Baumgartner helped popularize the extreme sport of BASE jumping, parachuting from heights both natural and man-made including the Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and the Empire State Building in New York City.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
18 July 2025
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During the last five years, the stock increased on the day following earnings in 78% of occurrences, registering a median positive return of 1.5% and a peak one-day gain of 3.6%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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That peak came after Target's sales rose more than $15 billion in the fiscal year following the start of the Covid pandemic, but its annual revenue has stagnated for the past four years.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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This coming year will be the culmination of our yearly gathering in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 July 2025
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In October 1971, the Shah anointed himself as the culmination of 2,500 years of Persian history with an extravagant birthday party for the Persian Empire.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
13 July 2025
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The first came in the top of the fourth when Buehler walked Josh Lowe and served up a two-run home run to Ha-Seong Kim, his first of the season to put the Rays ahead 2-1.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
11 July 2025
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Shortly after Chicago scored two runs to reduce the lead to 3-2 in the top of the fourth inning, Lewis raced into second base with a one-out double.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Hangman turned the chairs around back-to-back and hit a powerbomb at the apex of the chairs.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Linda Farrow is one of those brands that perennially seems to be at the swirling apex of fashion and pop culture.—
Alison S. Cohn,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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“Zenith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zenith. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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