aiguille

noun

Definition of aiguillenext
as in pinnacle

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Recent Examples of aiguille From here, the mountain, which had acquired a feminine pronoun during our hike, was broader and softer but also larger and surrounded by jagged aiguilles and compact glaciers. — Stephanie Danler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aiguille
  1. pinnacle
  2. summit
  3. horn
  4. mountaintop
Noun
  • This is followed by pilot projects, which, if successful, would then be scaled up across entire departments, until finally the company reaches the pinnacle of maturity with entire ways of working reimagined for an AI-ready future.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • This being a pinnacle, if invitation-only, event of the country music calendar, star power was ever present.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pinnacle
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  • Pundits continue to portray the Taiwan Strait as the world’s most dangerous flashpoint; the summit’s agenda suggested otherwise.
    — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that Putin had received an invitation to attend the G20 summit in Miami in December but hasn't yet decided whether to go.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of summit
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  • The 22-year-old wing has scored five goals this season, the most by an NHL rookie at the time of the final horn.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The faux horn buttons are eye-catching and make this knit really stand out from your average cardigan.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of horn
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  • Three were killed within weeks of the photograph, before the battle for the mountaintop officially ended.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There isn’t some mountaintop of cognition that the AI does not achieve.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of mountaintop

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