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peaking

VERB

reach highest point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climax crest culminate

WEAK

be at height come to a head reach the top reach the zenith top out

Antonyms

WEAK

fall hit bottom plunge

Example Sentences

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But after peaking in 2022 at 31.2 million nine-liter cases, consumption of American whiskey—including bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, rye and single malts—has slowed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Numbers “have steadily risen since that time, peaking at 322,192 visitors in 2020 during the pandemic,” the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Yet global oil prices lost 3.7% for the month of April, after briefly peaking at $126.41 on Thursday, the highest since March 9, 2022.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Draper had a brilliant first half of 2025, winning his first Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells and peaking at fourth in the world rankings.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

She burst into prayer every time the truck jerked or stumbled into a pothole, her “Bismillah!” peaking with each of the truck’s shudders and jolts.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini