: a high stage of the water in a river or lake
also
: high tide sense 1
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Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
FiveThirtyEight's national polling average had her at a high-water mark 3.7 points ahead on Aug. 23 after months of Biden trailing.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Megan Stringer, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
More than 100 people were rescued from high waters, the governor said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The movie Bertino’s masterful shocker is a high-water mark of suspense filmmaking, with a tight premise and multi-faceted single location that allows the terror onscreen to feel at once claustrophobic and sprawling.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
FiveThirtyEight's national polling average had her at a high-water mark 3.7 points ahead on Aug. 23 after months of Biden trailing.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
Restrictions on drip irrigation and a surcharge for high water usage remain in effect as well.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
More than 100 people were rescued from high waters, the governor said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
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“High-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-water. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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