high-water mark

noun

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: highest point : peak

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he hit the high-water mark of his acting career when he played Tiny Tim in a school play
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The Weeknd reached a new high-water mark on Spotify this week. — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023 In Paso Robles, dozens of makeshift encampments sprang up along roadways, above the Salinas’ high-water mark. — Jeremy Miller, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2023 In December, Texas had just over a million job openings, a high-water mark it’s been hovering around for several months. — Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023 The film, in which Topol was cast as a Mexican, was nobody’s creative high-water mark — but left no permanent damage on Topol’s career. — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023 How San Francisco settles the debate could reverberate throughout the reparations movement, setting a high-water mark for an effort that has been criticized for, so far, producing small sums. — Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023 This year’s crop of competitors is a far cry from recent years when the starting roster has approached triple digits, hitting a high-water mark of 96 mushers in 2008 (though a more modest number, 78, crossed the finish line). — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023 With the swearing-in of Jennifer McClellan as the first Black woman to represent Virginia on Tuesday, the House now has 28 Black women in its ranks, a new high-water mark, but the Senate has none. — Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023

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First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of high-water mark was in 1691

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high-water mark

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: the highest point of development : peak
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