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high place

NOUN
catbird seat
Synonyms
WEAK
commanding position complete control controlling position enviable position high perch lofty perch position of influence position of power power position seat of power throne

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“It must have come from a very high place because nobody’s talking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Asked if aurora hunters needed to find a high place to watch the skies, Dr Walach said: "No, not at all."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Fasting has a high place of prominence in numerous major world religions, as well as even more informal practices.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2022

Default risk is mitigated because bank loans have a high place in corporate capital structures.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2021

Only a few steps; and now only a few more and he would be going down and would never see that high place again.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien