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crest

noun as in highest point

noun as in emblem, symbol

noun as in topknot on head of animal

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He added the Paralympics were riding on the crest of a wave after the success of the Paris Summer Paralympics in 2024.

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Goods inflation will soon peak, as shown by our price pressure index, which has crested.

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We had crested a particular wave at the time.

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One day, as I arrived breathless at the top of a Mar Vista crest, I saw the ocean behind me and the snow-capped mountains in the distance.

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It has a crest that reads NHS embroidered in pale yellow stitching, and brassy state championship pins that look vibrant against the jacket’s black fabric.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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