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as in pinnacles
the highest part or point
many regard the painting of the Sistine Chapel as the height of Michelangelo's career
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as in depths
the most extreme or advanced point
the student's defiant use of a cell phone during class was regarded by the professor as the height of insolence
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as in hills
an area of high ground
Gulliver, standing on a height near the shore, saw an island suspended above the sea
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Recent Examples of heights
The diversity of plant heights mimics what’s found in a forest and, as a bonus, offers better wildlife habitat.
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Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2026
Still, the stock market continues to test new heights and is expected to tempt private equity owners and other investors to get out while the getting’s good.
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Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
But with billionaire wealth skyrocketing to unprecedented heights (Elon Musk briefly became the first trillionaire this month after all), Forbes raised the table stakes for our families list to $10 billion in 2024.
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Matt Durot,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Vineyards in Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG are situated north of Verona in a 20-mile-wide mountainous band at the foot of the Dolomites at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1,640 feet above sea level, with heights above 1,100 feet really making the difference.
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Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
28 June 2026
Ukraine has faced unrelenting Russian missile and drone attacks against key strategic targets in its major cities since the first day of the war, an air campaign that continues to reach new heights.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2026
The river surged to unprecedented heights in less than an hour, carrying homes and vehicles for miles downstream.
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Samantha Cookinham,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Over the proceeding year and a half, snowballing AI hype has sent valuations in the space soaring to spectacular new heights.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
That argument was undermined by the heights that Messi and Ronaldo, the two greatest players of their era, were scaling on an almost weekly basis for Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2026
Still, the stock market continues to test new heights and is expected to tempt private equity owners and other investors to get out while the getting’s good.
—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
But with billionaire wealth skyrocketing to unprecedented heights (Elon Musk briefly became the first trillionaire this month after all), Forbes raised the table stakes for our families list to $10 billion in 2024.
—
Matt Durot,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Vineyards in Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG are situated north of Verona in a 20-mile-wide mountainous band at the foot of the Dolomites at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1,640 feet above sea level, with heights above 1,100 feet really making the difference.
—
Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
28 June 2026
Ukraine has faced unrelenting Russian missile and drone attacks against key strategic targets in its major cities since the first day of the war, an air campaign that continues to reach new heights.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2026
The river surged to unprecedented heights in less than an hour, carrying homes and vehicles for miles downstream.
—
Samantha Cookinham,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Over the proceeding year and a half, snowballing AI hype has sent valuations in the space soaring to spectacular new heights.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
That argument was undermined by the heights that Messi and Ronaldo, the two greatest players of their era, were scaling on an almost weekly basis for Barcelona and Real Madrid.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heights
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Bocas is blessed with more than a dozen excellent dive sites including underwater caves and pinnacles, reef walls, drift dive locations, and wrecks like the Barco Viejo and Mystic Wind.
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Though the top section of the Chimney Tops Trail (along with its rocky pinnacles) are closed due to fire damage, this is still one sight worth seeing.
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True Black 400, making the deep, dark depths of space even more gorgeous.
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For me no one explores the depths of her emotions with her voice the way Billie does.
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The coast is dotted with colorful fishing villages, while the region’s interior is made up of rolling green hills and gently sloped vineyards.
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As Genesis 19 continues, Lot and his two daughters take shelter in a cave in the nearby hills.
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House flies are about 1/4 inch long with four dark stripes down their middles.
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Point Loma’s middles dominated, with 6-foot-5 Trevor Rutt and 6-4 Waylon Lundeen taking advantage of the undersized Cardinals.
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From the cheapest cuts to the most expensive, Argentina is tops, asserts Barahona, who has worked in restaurants across Argentina, Uruguay, and Texas.
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Think jackets, skirts, tops and shorts finished on both sides.
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Utah's state forester, Jamie Barnes, told reporters that fires across the state this season had been moving in ways that had stretched Utah's firefighting capacity to its limits, with new fires beginning closer to populated areas than in previous years.
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Understanding your deductibles and coverage limits before a storm arrives can prevent unpleasant surprises later.
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Helicopter flyovers of Big Cypress National Preserve identified remote indigenous mounds, to this day largely unexplored.
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Archaeologists have determined the mounds served ceremonial, spiritual and burial functions, though many details of their cultural significance remain a mystery.
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In the Tetons, many also come with incredible head-on views of the namesake peaks.
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
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“Heights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heights. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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