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
Conclusion Just as the zenith of economic and earnings optimism in early 2025 gave way to creeping concerns about the durability of growth under pressure from possible tariff increases, maximum pessimism will eventually give way to a better reality.
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The urbanist At his zenith, Taylor had the power to lay down the template of a downtown that had been hollowed out by earlier attempts to rebuild.
—Scott Herhold, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Looking up from the Southern Cross, about two thirds of the way to the zenith, is Canopus, a bright white star that shows Carina, the Keel, one of the three constellations that made up the legendary Argo, the ship Jason sailed.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The six-foot-tall, lanky, long hair, just zenith prototype beauty standard for my generation.
—Hugh Grant, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The urbanist At his zenith, Taylor had the power to lay down the template of a downtown that had been hollowed out by earlier attempts to rebuild.
—Scott Herhold, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Looking up from the Southern Cross, about two thirds of the way to the zenith, is Canopus, a bright white star that shows Carina, the Keel, one of the three constellations that made up the legendary Argo, the ship Jason sailed.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The six-foot-tall, lanky, long hair, just zenith prototype beauty standard for my generation.
—Hugh Grant, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zenith
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Many recalled his legacy as the first pope from Latin America, and the first Jesuit to reach the pinnacle of church hierarchy, one who stressed humility over hubris for a church beset with scandal and indifference.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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This term refers to a degree of competence that suggests the individual is among the small fraction of people who have reached the pinnacle of their profession.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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To see the ceremony from this height was to see how little the Vatican changes.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Fit is essential, so tailor your dress to your heel height to ensure a polished look.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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Economic news Consumer sentiment was at the lowest since 2022, which marked the peak of the post-pandemic inflation spike, in the second April reading from the University of Michigan.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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On the western slope of the northern Sierra Nevada and western Plumas County, up to 10 inches of snow will be possible over the highest peaks, with winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Today’s sentence is the culmination of justice, but this is not the final chapter of Kyhara’s life story.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s case was the culmination of five years of legal wrangling.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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Sustainable fiber use and circularity also have been top of mind for Cone.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Apr. 2025
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This Week Our editors’ top picks, delivered free to your inbox every Friday.—
Sarah Kreps,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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This was possible because of a specific set of circumstances—secure bases, technological superiority, command of the air and the seas—which allowed for a style of unhurried killing that reached its apex with drone strikes.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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But that momentum will reach its apex on April 25 with the launch of her debut album, Why Not More?—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Zenith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zenith. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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