at the height of

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: at the most advanced or extreme point of (something)
He was at the height of his fame when he died.

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Littlefield recalled how The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4, filmed at the height of the pandemic, had to spend $1 million an episode on Covid protection to keep its cast and crew safe — on top of the regular budget. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024 The victory party took place in November 2020, still at the height of Covid, when congregating in person required nasal swabs and temperature checks and weeks of negotiation. Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024 The only exceptions were three months at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, first Port Laredo and then JFK International Airport rose to the top and two months at the tail end of 2021, when Chicago’s O’Hare International ranked first. Ken Roberts, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 The dip in that chart occurred in April 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when global mobility came to a standstill. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the height of 

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“At the height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20height%20of. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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