the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.: the pinnacle of one's career.
any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock.
Architecture. a relatively small, upright structure, commonly terminating in a gable, a pyramid, or a cone, rising above the roof or coping of a building, or capping a tower, buttress, or other projecting architectural member.
verb (used with object),pin·na·cled,pin·na·cling.
to place on or as on a pinnacle.
to form a pinnacle on; crown.
Origin of pinnacle
1300–50; Middle English pinacle<Middle French <Late Latin pinnāculum gable, equivalent to Latin pinn(a) raised part of a parapet, literally, wing, feather (see pinna) + -āculum;see tabernacle
What’s interesting as I’ve talked to some experts that actually feel that this might indeed be the pinnacle of campaign technology and personalized campaigns because public opinion is really shifting on this.
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Just as Copernicus had displaced man from the center of celestial orbits, Darwin had toppled him from the pinnacle of “animated beings.”
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It was the pinnacle of my professional life, but I didn’t know how to be a good spouse.
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Such habits, the paper concluded, reflect a “dedicated and determined character” that has helped propel Suga, the son of strawberry pickers from the frozen fields of Japan’s northern Akita prefecture, to the pinnacle of political power.
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Next, he sermonized on the moral failures that caused other “pinnacle nations” throughout history to fall.
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From an athletic point of view, James is the pinnacle of human athleticism and fitness.
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For those who are obsessed with the popular reality show, the wedding was a pinnacle moment.
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They were two artists at the pinnacle of their careers combining their respective star powers into one nearly blinding supernova.
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The arrival of Woodford Reserve in 1996 was arguably the pinnacle of the small batch movement.
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Beyond, one traced the outlines of pinnacle and flying buttress, slanting roof and beautiful windows.
The Argosy|Various
No matter how obscurely one has ever appeared in print, one pays the penalty of the pinnacle ever after.
The Joys of Being a Woman|Winifred Kirkland
In one swift moment she had risen to a pinnacle, she had looked down upon the level lowlands from the heights.
The Short Cut|Jackson Gregory
From the pinnacle of a great faith in his kind he had been hurled headlong to the depths of unbelief and suspicion.
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Now we approach the crux and pinnacle of this inquirendo into the art and mystery of smoking.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley
British Dictionary definitions for pinnacle
pinnacle
/ (ˈpɪnəkəl) /
noun
the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc
a towering peak, as of a mountain
a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower
verb(tr)
to set on or as if on a pinnacle
to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles
to crown with a pinnacle
Word Origin for pinnacle
C14: via Old French from Late Latin pinnāculum a peak, from Latin pinna wing