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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Industry traffic was negative every month except November, and sales slid over the summer, which is typically a high point for restaurants.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
The Colliers Nashville index revealed a 'pivotal high point' for Nashville's real estate market, which is expected to level out over the next several quarters.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
The high point for those movements had come in 1896, when an orator named William Jennings Bryan gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention condemning the gold standard for setting the value of the currency.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
How brands express their designs within the confines of yellow gold remains a high point of their respective collections.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
The Colliers Nashville index revealed a 'pivotal high point' for Nashville's real estate market, which is expected to level out over the next several quarters.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
The high point for those movements had come in 1896, when an orator named William Jennings Bryan gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention condemning the gold standard for setting the value of the currency.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
How brands express their designs within the confines of yellow gold remains a high point of their respective collections.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
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High Point
geographical name
city in north central North Carolina southwest of Greensboro population 104,371
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