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Recent Examples of apogee Mars orbits the sun at an average distance of 1.5 AU, and at its apogee (its farthest distance from Earth) reaches a distance of 2.6 AU. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025 Disney’s approach struck many, including myself, as the apogee of corporate bungling. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024 The crew’s apogee — or farthest point from Earth — made two crew members the first women ever to fly so far from our planet. BREAKFAST BROWSE Mid-Autumn Festival: Mooncakes, lanterns and so much more The Mid-Autumn Festival, or the Moon Festival, falls on September 17. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024 Seeking to avoid a repeat of the disastrous Cultural Revolution, when Maoist propaganda reached its apogee, Deng also sought to prevent any leader from forming a cult of personality. Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for apogee 
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Noun
  • Monster Hunter World was a zenith for the franchise, delivering a superb and accessible action experience enjoyed by millions.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Now that the agencies have determined that the sun has reached the zenith of Solar Cycle 25, sunspots located in regions of intense magnetic activity should increase.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson, the comedic geniuses behind Detroiters, a sitcom about an underdog advertising firm, have finally made it to the pinnacle of American commercialism: the Super Bowl.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The Super Bowl is the pinnacle of sports betting, an industry that could mean even more to Ohio in the years to come.
    Troy Smith, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Super Bowl is the culmination of the National Football League season and determines the champions of the sport.
    Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The repatriation of dead Americans is the culmination of a complex and emotional path for those involved.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Russian envoy’s comments are the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries, which have recently reached heights unseen since the Cold War.
    Edward Szekeres, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The follow-up, Monster Hunter Wilds ($69.99), is poised to take the addictive monster-hunting gameplay to greater heights with an expansive and highly dynamic world, refined weapon abilities, and new context-sensitive special attacks.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Pavlova This light, airy meringue relies on egg whites and sugar to achieve billowy peaks.
    Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The second full moon of the year will reach its peak on Wednesday at 8:53 p.m. EDT, according to Space.com.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Deputies found mangrove leaves matted to the boat’s floor and its Bimini top, along with branch scratches on the hull.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Story would’ve batted somewhere at the top of the lineup, but after him the Red Sox probably would have had to bat Wong fifth or sixth just to break up all the lefties.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Eric Kohn, Green detailed the surreal process of working at the apex of the advertising industry.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2025
  • And so a lot of our voters would at least —that’s why Presidents are usually at the apex of their popularity upon Inauguration.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025

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“Apogee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apogee. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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