zenith

noun

ˈzē-nəth How to pronounce zenith (audio)
Definition of zenithnext
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 Eventing, at the best of times, is an adrenaline junky’s zenith; a game for the preternaturally brave and ineffably technically minded. — Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Windstar passengers can tour the ancient castle at the hilly town’s zenith, lounge on one of the sandy beaches, or visit an olive grove, where extra-virgin olive oil is produced using traditional methods. — Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 Around the time the body was disposed of, Lake Mead was nearing its zenith. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The garden was at its late-summer zenith, supplying 95 percent of the ingredients for the restaurant—the first in Tasmania to be ranked Australia’s best, in 2024, by the country’s Gourmet Traveller magazine. — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for zenith
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zenith
  1. pinnacle
  2. height
  3. peak
  4. culmination
  5. top
  6. apex
Noun
  • Since the start of his career, Bryan has had 26 songs scale the pinnacle of Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Latino political firsts kept coming over the next 20 years, now reaching a pinnacle with Becerra’s win.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of pinnacle
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  • Indeed, sea levels reached record heights — not seen in more than a century of observations.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All clouds at heights where temperatures dip below freezing have the potential to create icing conditions, according to the FAA.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of height
Noun
  • Total snow accumulations up to a foot, with up to 2 feet at the highest peaks.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Customers help balance grid demand Oracle’s Opower platform uses behavioral demand response (BDR) and peak-time rebate (PTR) programs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of peak
Noun
  • The assault comes less than a month after the New York City Council voted to end the city’s carriage horse industry by a veto-proof majority, the culmination of a decades-long campaign to end the practice.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The angular, heterodox pickup represented the culmination of Musk’s eccentric brand of genius, at least to his legions of followers.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of culmination
Noun
  • To prevent the seed heads from reseeding, do a preliminary light prune by trimming off the tops in fall, then cut the clumps back fully in spring.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Detroit had tarps affixed to the top of its benches to protect players from the sun, a move not usually undertaken by visiting teams in November.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of top
Noun
  • Slavich’s footage shows the apex predator pulling within a couple of feet of the kayak.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Furious has garnered 43 million viewing hours globally as of September, and risen to the apex of Hulu’s Top 15.
    — Danielle McNally, InStyle, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of apex

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