- plural of peak.
peaks
Example Sentences
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The Guardian shows Team GB athlete Morgan Lake seeking shade from the heat under an umbrella during the European Athletics Championship in Birmingham above an article headlined on temperatures hitting 38.1C "as fifth heatwave peaks".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the San Francisco Bay Area, where sea levels have risen over the last century, notable peaks have been observed during the El Niño seasons of 1982-83, 1997-98 and 2023-24, according to Merrifield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
In coherent light, the waves remain synchronized so that their peaks and valleys follow a predictable pattern.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
A look at the longer-term charts of Western Digital and Sandisk shows that, despite being well off their peaks, both stocks have had stellar returns even with volatility a constant factor.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
I stare out the window at the lake, the waterfalls, and the mountain peaks, until once again I’m looking at the abalone-shell sky out the cockpit window.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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