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How to pronounce pinnacle in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
Type of degree, level, point, stage


...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame.
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Type of top, summit, crown, crest, tip, peak
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Type of steeple, spire
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Type of elevate, raise, lift, get up, bring up


He did not want to be pinnacled.
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Type of surmount


pinnacle a pediment.

Examples of pinnacle

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When both arrive in quick succession, the pinnacle of a career has been reached.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The pinnacle of the wonderful Jacqueline Wilson's brilliant and enormous output.
From the independent.co.uk
To win the Paralympic marathon down The Mall would be the pinnacle of my career.
From the independent.co.uk
Few have returned to subsequently reach the pinnacle of their respective sports.
From the canberratimes.com.au
It took Glashoff and his team three short years to reach the Section 1 pinnacle.
From the lohud.com
It is the pinnacle of the collaboration between Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.
From the orlandosentinel.com
They are seen as being at the pinnacle of the professional chef's career ladder.
From the guardian.co.uk
Becoming a headteacher was once regarded as the pinnacle of an education career.
From the guardian.co.uk
To be able to bathe in his heavenly light would be the pinnacle of my existence.
From the hecklerspray.com
More examples
  • Surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"
  • (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
  • Acme: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "... ...
  • A lofty peak
  • A pinnacle (from Latin pinnaculum, a little feather, pinna, compare panache) is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. ...
  • The United States military uses a number of terms to define the magnitude and extent of nuclear incidents.
  • Pinnacle was a weekend news program that aired weekly on CNN from 1982 until 2003.
  • The Pinnacle is a residential skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by Lucien Lagrange Architects and was developed by the Fordham Company. Completed in 2004 the building measures 535 ft (169 m) tall with 49 stories. ...
  • The Pinnacle at Symphony Place is a 29 story, office and retail skyscraper located in Nashville, Tennessee, in the city's SoBro (South of Broadway) district. Located across the street from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the building officially opened on February 10, 2010. ...