apogean

adjective

Definition of apogeannext
as in highest

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  1. apocalyptic
  2. apical
  3. climactic
  4. high
  5. climacteric
  6. fateful
  7. crucial
Adjective
  • However, family members may be willing to suffer through the apocalyptic 405 to celebrate, if past data are any indication.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Latest from the Magazine 11 hours ago Magazine - Gold Inflation, China’s stumbling economy, and apocalyptic fear are driving a new gold boom.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of apocalyptic
Adjective
  • All the fractured parts in each group were bonded to their relevant apical parts by an etch and rinse bonding system and a flowable composite resin.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2013
  • Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Nov. 2021
Definition of apical
Adjective
  • There is little in it to prepare you for a climactic twist which is, in equal measure, audacious and ridiculous.
    Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And if everyone thought Neeson was unkillable, then his climactic death would be significantly more shocking.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of climactic
Adjective
  • Another edition went for $5.7 million on a $6 million high estimate at Christie’s New York in 2009.
    Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Howard crushed it, setting a high bar, but Doechii was ready to respond.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of high
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of climacteric
Adjective
  • One of those cofounders, Jensen Huang, a former Denny’s busboy and Nvidia’s chief executive since that fateful day, is now one of the 10 richest people in the world, with a $127 billion net worth, according to Forbes’ estimates.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Their lone trip this decade was in 2021, a 20-13 loss to Wisconsin in the Las Vegas Bowl, their last post-season appearance under Herm Edwards before a fateful off-season that would doom the program.
    Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of fateful
Adjective
  • Sleep Aid – Getting adequate rest is crucial for recovery.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The coordination is crucial since the NRAO operates the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia, which is home to the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of crucial
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