pinnacles

noun

plural of pinnacle
as in heights
the highest part or point a singer who has reached the pinnacle of success

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Recent Examples of pinnacles 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 This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points. — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Mar. 2026 Still, the pinnacles of the heartland-rock canon continue to thrill us in unexpected ways. — Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges. — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026 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. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 Known for its volcanic pinnacles, an abundance of marine life, and healthy reefs, the Saba National Marine Park surrounds the entire island. — Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026 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. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinnacles
  1. heights
  2. tops
  3. peaks
  4. zeniths
  5. culminations
  6. apexes
Noun
  • Designed for autonomous mobile robots, humanoids, and industrial automation systems, the sensor provides 180°×180° three-dimensional spatial awareness, enabling robots to detect people and obstacles at all heights.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • Well, Tristan climbed it; my knee-knocking fear of heights halted me halfway up.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
Definition of heights
Noun
  • The star loves a striped moment, which is especially clear in her collection of tops and Oxfords.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • It’s also lightly lined and has a deep V-neck design that can remain hidden under different tops.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • The campground offers hiking, backpacking, wildlife viewing and fishing amid towering mountain peaks, alpine lakes and dense forest.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Definition of peaks
Noun
  • Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of zeniths
Noun
  • Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of culminations
Noun
  • Using them lets the driver maximize engine power under varying driving conditions, such as accelerating in a straight line or blasting between apexes at a track or on a twisty road.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of apexes

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