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high point
noun
: the best time or stage of something
Our trip to the museum was the high point of our vacation.
the high point of her career
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That proved to be the high point of Notre Dame’s night.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Scott’s signing, which was first reported by MLB.com, comes just two days after the Dodgers landed Sasaki, the acquisition of the 23-year-old starting pitching phenom from Japan becoming an instant high point of their offseason.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The 2024 college football season may prove to be the high point for Notre Dame’s big-time Christian college football disciples.
—Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Carter’s election represented the high point in the resurgence of progressive evangelicalism in the 20th century, and the new president sought to govern according to those principles.
—Randall Balmer, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
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“High Point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/High%20Point. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Geographical Definition
High Point
geographical name
city in north central North Carolina southwest of Greensboro population 104,371
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