high point

noun

: the best time or stage of something
Our trip to the museum was the high point of our vacation.
the high point of her career

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YouTube hit another high point in TV usage in March, and Prime Video’s Reacher flexed its considerable muscle as well. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025 Over on the broader Jazz Albums list, which encompasses all kinds of jazz releases, the compilation opens at No. 6, giving the band another top 10 — and a brand new career high point. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 The moon’s orbit around the Earth is elliptical, with a low point, or perigee, of about 224,000 miles, and a high point, or apogee, of 251,650 miles. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Apr. 2025 The anti-Musk backlash reached a high point last month when Ontario Premier Doug Ford killed a $100 million CAD contract with Starlink to retaliate against Trump imposing a 25% tariff on Canadian goods. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for High Point

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“High Point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/High%20Point. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

Geographical Definition

city in north central North Carolina southwest of Greensboro population 104,371

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