as in pinnacles
the highest part or point
a new movie that some enthusiastic reviewers are already calling the summit of cinematic achievement
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Recent Examples of summits
Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
From late September through mid-November, ski guides are charting out new glacier runs and heli-skiing slopes on snowcapped summits.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Convention centers are not merely venues for global summits and massive expos.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Sherpa, which is an ethnic group, a last name and a job description, risk their lives to help others reach mountain summits.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
MacFarlane said snow levels are dropping and Bogus and some of the surrounding summits could see four to eight inches of snow.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
Murphy and Roberston devote their first act to the series of Conference of the Parties (COP) summits that preceded the climactic negotiations in Kyoto in 1997, which instituted a framework, severely weakened by compromise, for international cooperation on reducing emissions.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Mountaineering expedition companies describe Mount Yalung Ri, located in eastern Nepal’s Rolwaling Valley, as a peak suitable for beginners with no previous experience or for those acclimatizing for higher summits of the Himalayas, which can tower above 8,000 meters.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Over the past two decades, the pavilion has been used for everything from educational programs and international summits to presidential and even high school debates.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2025
Noun
Wanaka Mountain Guides leads multi-day expeditions to the bucket-list summits of Mount Cook (New Zealand’s highest peak at 12,217 feet) and Mount Aspiring (a respectable 9,950-feet).
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for summits
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Our destination was a cluster of coral pinnacles called Rib Reef, on the Great Barrier Reef’s outer edge.—
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And speaking of monologues, Carrie Coon’s surprising final sentiment has to be one of the finale’s pinnacles.—
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Whatever happens, for now, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle still retain their titles and likely would at least until Prince William ascends to the throne.—
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Bing Crosby’s Ultimate Christmas ascends 7-5 with 59,000 equivalent album units (up 15%), while Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song returns to the top 10 with an 11-6 jump (50,000, up 17%).—
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In my view, pairing up ski days with two similar but unique (and close enough to easily ski both resorts) peaks makes for a fantastic experience.—
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More than 90 downhill runs, with plans to eventually add more, connect four peaks.—
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After a transformational year, Narváez is ready to improve and reach new heights in his second Red Sox season.—
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But this year, the desire for a personalized home is reaching new heights.—
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In this role, Klingenberg will lead CFY’s engineering and data science teams as the company scales.—
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Cue the Mayhem Ball, the pop star’s eighth concert tour, where Lady Gaga rises from a sand pit populated with skeletons, scales up a dress the size of a multi-story apartment building, and unravels the longest gown train a bride could ever dream of.—
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They can easily be transitioned from lounging at home to a street-ready outfit or casual traveling, as the stripes can be mixed and matched with a wide range of tops like blazers, denim jackets, and simple tees—all without looking sloppy.—
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Keep browsing for discounts on other product categories as well, including sweaters, coats, tops, skirts, and more.—
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
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“Summits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summits. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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