mountaintops

noun

plural of mountaintop
as in summits

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  1. summits
  2. pinnacles
  3. horns
Noun
  • Investments in national security and defense have been a common theme at NATO summits, and this topic was a key point during the 2025 NATO Summit.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of summits
Noun
  • The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The human hand is one of three pinnacles of hominid evolution, along with the brain and the voice box.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of pinnacles
Noun
  • Eduardo Cuevas Times Square was beating with blaring horns as military bands performed onstage in the middle of the New York City tourist destination to celebrate Independence Day.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Passing motorists on Rosalind Avenue beeped their horns to complete the tumult for independence.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of horns
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