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Adjective
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Born into the cult, Prophet draws comparisons between the group’s apocalyptic dogma (braced for a Soviet nuclear strike, the church built extensive Montana bomb shelters in the early 1990s), and Christian Nationalism, QAnon and the MAGA movement.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025 -
This seemingly apocalyptic scenario wasn’t confined to Antarctica.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
27 June 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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Lowery remembered about shooting a climactic scene.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
7 July 2025
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Trump said the climactic celebrations, on July 4th, 2026, will include a festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.—
Jackie Northam,
NPR,
4 July 2025
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Supertall skyscrapers are buildings that stand 300 meters (around 984 feet) or higher, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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In Chicago, that figure is even higher, with the average nuptials ringing up at $54,190, per the wedding planning service.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
15 July 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
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The conference will take place near the campus location where Fermi oversaw the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in the run-up to that fateful July 16 bomb test.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Then the feet stopped dancing, the fateful slip two points from the end of his quarterfinal against Flavio Cobolli proving one physical blow too many.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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In a crucial leadership change last September, Starbucks appointed Molly Liu, former chief of Starbucks China's digital division, to head its business in the country.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
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With excitement growing over his pace and death-bowling abilities in the crucial latter stages of an innings — ramped up after a final-over hat-trick against Middlesex in the Twenty20 Blast — England fast-tracked him.—
Max Mathews,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Apogean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apogean. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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