at the height of
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: at the most advanced or extreme point of (something)
He was at the height of his fame when he died.
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Roseanne Barr, who was fired by Disney from her titular ABC show in 2018 at the height of its ratings prowess, is plotting a TV comeback.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Kroos retired at the height of his powers aged 34 last spring, and while Fede Valverde inherited his number 8 shirt, nobody has been able to replicate his playmaking abilities at the Bernabeu.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
In 2018, at the height of Trump’s irritation with NATO, only six member states had met that target.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
By that point, the hotel had settled into its temporary new normal: hosting a revolving door of first-time guests while the city pauses its social calendar that would typically lead a starrier clientele to events there, especially at the height of awards season.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Kroos retired at the height of his powers aged 34 last spring, and while Fede Valverde inherited his number 8 shirt, nobody has been able to replicate his playmaking abilities at the Bernabeu.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
In 2018, at the height of Trump’s irritation with NATO, only six member states had met that target.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
By that point, the hotel had settled into its temporary new normal: hosting a revolving door of first-time guests while the city pauses its social calendar that would typically lead a starrier clientele to events there, especially at the height of awards season.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
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“At the height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20height%20of. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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