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as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
she reached the apex of fame, only to find it wasn't what she expected
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Recent Examples of apex
Most of the employees at the apex of their careers today went through traditional education, studying subjects like math, physics and geography in a structured, conventionally academic way.
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Dr. Chaouki Kasmi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
So too would insight into what people at the apex of power in Washington were talking about with one another.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, despite their ongoing financial turmoil, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona sit at the apex of the table.
—Brett Koremenos, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
How could anyone ever improve it? Originally released on the Super Nintendo in 1995, Chrono Trigger arrived at the apex of the Japanese RPG golden age.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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Dr. Chaouki Kasmi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
So too would insight into what people at the apex of power in Washington were talking about with one another.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, despite their ongoing financial turmoil, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona sit at the apex of the table.
—Brett Koremenos, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
How could anyone ever improve it? Originally released on the Super Nintendo in 1995, Chrono Trigger arrived at the apex of the Japanese RPG golden age.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apex
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The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This version of Florida does have some conspicuous differences from the one Billy Donovan first led to the pinnacle in 2006, nine years after arriving from Marshall.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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My search for these cases began with a tip about Mary’s death.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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While the league’s postseason tips off in full this weekend, the Hornets will only be spectators.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna applauds the fans (Alex Broadway/Getty Images) This would be the zenith, a crescendo of noise.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Conclusion Just as the zenith of economic and earnings optimism in early 2025 gave way to creeping concerns about the durability of growth under pressure from possible tariff increases, maximum pessimism will eventually give way to a better reality.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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While the million-token context window is impressive, OpenAI’s data suggests that model accuracy can decrease when processing information at the extreme end of that scale, indicating a need for testing and validation for specific long-context use cases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Scheffler and Aberg both finished near the top of the leaderboard last weekend.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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If desired, turn oven to broil and broil until top is evenly browned in spots, about 2 minutes.—
Nicole Hopper,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Or, to put it another way, Arne Slot has had better ideas during his 30-year career as a professional footballer and now a manager, which has brought him to the cusp of this season’s Premier League title with Liverpool.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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During Todd Golden’s rise to the cusp of the Final Four, Florida guard Will Richard has been by his coach’s side, serving as the foundation and glue for a once-rebuilding program.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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That united display of fealty reflected Big Tech’s hopes that Trump would be more accommodating than President Biden’s administration and help propel an already booming industry to even greater heights.—
Mae Anderson and Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Hanging Your Curtain Rods Too Low One thing that can dramatically increase the feeling of space in your room is hanging your curtains at the right height.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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Plus, the act of putting a mask on in and of itself feels like peak self-care.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dell rates this ultrawide monitor at 350 nits (candelas per square meter) of brightness, though in our tests, the monitor reached a peak luminance of just 265 nits.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Apex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apex. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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