as in zenith
the highest part or point
a lawyer at the meridian of his career arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court
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Recent Examples of meridian
Irina Logman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Louisville area will happen by roughly 8:11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, crossing the meridian at 1:45 a.m. before setting at 7:58 a.m. Thursday.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
The metal components, including the meridians orbiting globes that rotate on an axis, are made by a variety of English craftspeople, but all of them are hand-finished in the studio.
—Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Louisville area will happen at roughly 8:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, crossing the meridian at 1:22 a.m. before setting at 6:36 a.m. Tuesday.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2024
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Noun
By stimulating specific points along the body’s meridians, acupuncture is believed to help regulate the flow of Qi (life energy).
—Irina Logman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Louisville area will happen by roughly 8:11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, crossing the meridian at 1:45 a.m. before setting at 7:58 a.m. Thursday.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
The metal components, including the meridians orbiting globes that rotate on an axis, are made by a variety of English craftspeople, but all of them are hand-finished in the studio.
—Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Louisville area will happen at roughly 8:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, crossing the meridian at 1:22 a.m. before setting at 6:36 a.m. Tuesday.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meridian
Noun
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Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna applauds the fans (Alex Broadway/Getty Images) This would be the zenith, a crescendo of noise.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Conclusion Just as the zenith of economic and earnings optimism in early 2025 gave way to creeping concerns about the durability of growth under pressure from possible tariff increases, maximum pessimism will eventually give way to a better reality.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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In a statement, Furla said 80 percent of its employees are women from 80 nationalities, and 53 percent hold apical positions, including C-level roles.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This version of Florida does have some conspicuous differences from the one Billy Donovan first led to the pinnacle in 2006, nine years after arriving from Marshall.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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That united display of fealty reflected Big Tech’s hopes that Trump would be more accommodating than President Biden’s administration and help propel an already booming industry to even greater heights.—
Mae Anderson and Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Hanging Your Curtain Rods Too Low One thing that can dramatically increase the feeling of space in your room is hanging your curtains at the right height.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Veteran pollster Nate Silver predicted Ocasio-Cortez will be at the top of the Democratic presidential ticket in 2028.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.—
Claire Messud,
Harper's Magazine,
22 June 2021
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Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.—
Bill St. John,
The Denver Post,
8 May 2017
Noun
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The 4,000-square-foot unit at 425 Broome Street is the culmination of a series of pop-ups that the brand has opened around the world over the past six years.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs are the culmination of a decades-long shift in political perceptions in the United States, in which trade has gone from an unalloyed good to the source of all ills.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dell rates this ultrawide monitor at 350 nits (candelas per square meter) of brightness, though in our tests, the monitor reached a peak luminance of just 265 nits.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Doncic was traded seemingly at the peak of his career, which made the trade even more shocking and inexplicable.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Meridian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meridian. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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