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as in zenith
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 depth
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 hill
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 height
Mow your grass to the shortest height your mower will go and bag the clippings.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2026
The team's doctor administered treatment doses according to height, with a standardized measuring tape against the wall to help determine the dose.
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William McCarthy,
NPR,
4 July 2026
May the next 250 years bring even greater prosperity, peace and progress for America and take the India-US partnership to new heights.
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Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Fullback Max Spring, falling in a tackle, was hit high by Love who didn't adjust his height.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2026
The team's doctor administered treatment doses according to height, with a standardized measuring tape against the wall to help determine the dose.
—
William McCarthy,
NPR,
4 July 2026
May the next 250 years bring even greater prosperity, peace and progress for America and take the India-US partnership to new heights.
—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Fullback Max Spring, falling in a tackle, was hit high by Love who didn't adjust his height.
—
ABC News,
4 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for height
Recent Examples of Synonyms for height
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But at its zenith, the location attracted the global A-list and fashion crowd, both within its rooms and food and beverage spaces, before the arrival of social media.
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Instead, all of those previous experiments have culminated in Messi's World Cup zenith now.
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From a mode standpoint, the team put its proverbial foot into the depth of Dynasty mode.
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Honest depth heals best when paired with patience and respect for everyone’s comfort level.
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The 10 counties with the lowest percentage of households with AC in the continental United States were all located in coastal areas in California and Oregon, or in the higher elevations of Colorado.
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Apiri recently expanded with an adjacent wine-tasting and events space, Ferment Artisan Lab, where oenophiles can get to know the island’s limestone-rich elevations through a taste of some of the best local producers.
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Kotagiri was once a hill station from the British era, and that’s why many of its older houses feature the same heavy stone masonry.
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The rolling hills and pastureland of Vernon County are home to the highest concentration of organic farms in the state.
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The Dodgers are in the midst of playing 13 games in 13 days, and Roberts wanted to make sure that the Japanese sensation got a break.
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Colorado’s entire bipartisan congressional delegation has criticized the holdup of this funding in the midst of this year’s drought.
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Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
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But decades before industrial America transformed global horology in the latter half of the 19th century, the Founding Fathers lived in a world where mechanical timekeeping represented the pinnacle of craftsmanship, technology, and taste.
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Gas stations across Russia are imposing limits on purchases, CNN’s analysis found, with fuel- tracking websites popping up to guide drivers to the best spots to fill up.
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People who were enrolled in graduate school and received a federal loan before July 1 will not face the new limits, according to the Education Department.
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The jet stream is a highway of air at high altitudes which steers weather systems.
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It was observed at an altitude of 500 feet, placing it within the typical flight path of low-flying commercial aircraft approaching the airport, according to the ATIS warning.
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“Height.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/height. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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