as in zenith
the highest part or point
a singer who has reached the pinnacle of success
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Recent Examples of pinnacle
She’s reached the pinnacle of Hot Country Songs chart multiple times with the song.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
In brand and likeness, Sabonis is not flashy compared to some of the other top stars at the pinnacle of the sport today.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Clemente, 37 at the time, thanked his parents in a postgame interview that became the stuff of legends in Puerto Rico for a simple reason: The man at the pinnacle of sports spoke Spanish on national TV.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Gerardo Ramirez referred to it as a pinnacle moment in his 32 years: On Thursday, the Eloy resident introduced Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally held at the Rawhide Event Center.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Not that the spotlight in question shines all that brightly to begin with; most of the dozens of artists Nicolay spoke to work in commercially tenuous realms, such as indie rock or punk, in which a band like Sonic Youth represents the imagination’s zenith.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Today, even if her commercial power has waned from its 2019-2020 zenith, Grande has found a level of consistency amongst her cultural ubiquity.Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
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Lower corporate taxes, and big new tariffs Cutting corporate tax rates is also at the top of Trump’s agenda.Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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The seams are covered on the top and bottom, so there’s no irritation.Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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Crookes And Jackson Stretching from the Rift Valley to the slopes of Mount Kenya, the vast Laikipia Plateau is a compelling alternative to the Masai Mara—where overcrowding can impact the wilderness experience, especially during the peak of the migration.Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2024
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At the peak of their growth, the crazy ant supercolony covered up to 25% of the island.Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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On the other end is Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who is arguing that releasing the report — which is the culmination of a roughly three-year investigation — could damage the House since the panel would be in the rare, but not unprecedented, situation of publishing information on a former member.Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jessi, a disgruntled gringa, wishes to run off with Gustavo and take her children with her, setting in motion the film’s fiery culmination.Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Our Questions About the First Time Ash Died 25 years ago, Pokémon: The First Movie took Ash Ketchum to new heights (and killed him).Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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However, despite significant efforts to end homelessness like spending $24 billion over the past 5 years, there haven’t been any signs that homelessness is decreasing in California but increasing instead to new heights.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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At the film’s apex, tensions arise when Chris’s mother, Chungsing (Chen), pleads with her son to make better life choices.Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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If the pass by Jayden Daniels came down a couple of inches lower at the apex of the group leap, Stevenson might have batted it down instead of tipping it straight to the wide-open Noah Brown in the end zone.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Pinnacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinnacle. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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