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• n  (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
• n  the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
  ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
• n  a lofty peak
• v  surmount with a pinnacle
  pinnacle a pediment
• v  raise on or as if on a pinnacle
  He did not want to be pinnacled

• Over the past four years I've graphed searches for "diets," and, not surprisingly, the yearly pinnacle occurs during the first week of January.
• As an idol to tweens the world over, singer-actress Miley Cyrus, 15, is riding a huge tidal wave at the pinnacle of her career; this is as it should be.
• Behind them the rain forest rises to the pinnacle of a long-dormant volcano.

• acme
• height
• elevation
• peak
• summit
• superlative
• meridian
• tiptop
• top

News & Articles

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• Pinnacle to retain NU rights
  LINCOLN — Pinnacle Sports Productions' radio contract probably will be extended with the University of Nebraska under a decision announced Wednesday.
  June 12, 2013 - Grand Island Independent
• DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Lawsuit Filed by Wright & Schulte on Behalf of Ohio Man Who Required Revision Surgeries ...
  Wright & Schulte has recently filed a DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Lawsuit on behalf of an Ohio man, alleging that the defective design of the Pinnacle System caused the plaintiff to suffer from severe injuries that necessitated risky revision surgery. (PRWeb June 12, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10804626.htm
  June 12, 2013 - PRWeb
• Pinnacle Life New Zealand Announces Improved Special Benefits Increase Program for Their Insurance Policyholders
  Pinnacle Life NZ recently unveiled improvements to its benefits for special event increases. The improvements entitle insurance policyholders to request increased levels of cover in relation to a variety of life events, without requiring further medical evidence. (PRWeb June 09, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/pinnacle-life-nz/insurance-policy-update/prweb10811218.htm
  June 9, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Michael Vick in ESPN
  For the life of me, I can't understand why I was involved in such pointless activity,Vick said. "Why did I risk so much at the pinnacle of my career?"
• Kevin Pietersen in Expressindia.com
  As an England cricketer the Ashes are the pinnacle of the game so I'm absolutely devastated to be missing the rest of this series,Pietersen said. "Up until now the Achilles injury has been manageable but it recently reached the point where...
• Owen Garriott in ABC News
  This is obviously a pinnacle experience,Garriott said in televised comments.