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high-reaching

ADJECTIVE
alpine
Synonyms
WEAK
aerial elevated high in the clouds lofty montane mountainous rangy snowcapped soaring towering
ADJECTIVE
ambitious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive determined earnest energetic enthusiastic resourceful
WEAK
anxious ardent aspiring avid ball of fire bent upon climbing come on come on strong designing desirous driving eager eager beaver enterprising fireball get up and go go-getter goal-oriented hard ball hopeful hungry industrious inspired intent longing power-loving purposeful pushing pushy self-starting sharp soaring striving thirsty vaulting zealous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lethargic unenthusiastic
WEAK
content easy facile fulfilled satisfied unassuming
ADJECTIVE
high
Synonyms
STRONGEST
big great huge immense large lofty long soaring steep tremendous
STRONG
aerial elevated giant grand
WEAK
alpine altitudinous colossal eminent formidable gigantic high-rise hovering sky-high sky-scraping towering uplifted upraised
Antonyms
STRONGEST
little low miniature minute short small teeny tiny
WEAK
dwarfed insignificant stunted
ADJECTIVE
soaring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climbing lofty steep towering
STRONG
aerial ascending elevated flying
WEAK
going through the ceiling going through the roof sky-high
Antonyms
STRONG
ground
ADJECTIVE
tall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
big great lanky rangy soaring towering
STRONG
beanstalk elevated giant
WEAK
alpine altitudinous lank lofty sizable sky-high skyscraping statuesque
Antonyms
STRONGEST
little short small tiny unimportant
WEAK
believable low reasonable sensible
ADJECTIVE
up-and-coming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
promising
WEAK
ambitious climbing coming on strong determined eager enterprising get up and go go-getter hungry soaring striving succeeding

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June through August marked the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest summer on record, while sea surface temperatures remained persistently and unusually high, reaching record levels from April through December.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024

In villages close to the flares in Iraq itself, levels of PM2.5 were also extremely high, reaching hourly peaks of 100 micrograms per cubic metre.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2023

Rizzo tied his career high, reaching 32 for the fourth time.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022

The nationwide survey-based jobless rate eased slightly to 5.4% in July from 5.5% in June, although youth unemployment stayed stubbornly high, reaching a record 19.9% in July.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2022

Yet there it stood, seven tiers high, reaching far above the tallest trees.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda