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highs

noun

plural of high

as in ecstasies

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion it took days for the high of the World Series win to wear off

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as in skies

the expanse of air surrounding the earth V formations of honking geese on high mean winter will soon be here

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Recent Examples of highs After a toasty Thursday, afternoon highs are again expected to reach the 90s on Friday. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Prices for diesel, the workhorse fuel that powers trucks, tractors, trains and construction vehicles, hit all-time highs last month but has since backed away a bit. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 When deficits and the debt-to-GDP ratio reach unsustainable highs, bond buyers conclude that the government’s current policies are not credible and must change. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Downtown Los Angeles is expected to reach highs of 99 to 103 degrees, warmer valleys between 102 and 107 degrees, and coastal areas from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles could reach 90 to 98 degrees over the weekend, the weather service forecast states. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Yields on French government bonds are now trading near multi-decade highs, with government borrowing costs now among the highest in the G7 group of advanced economies. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Temperature highs are at 83 degrees with winds blowing north at 15 mph and gusts as high as 25 mph, according to NWS Melbourne. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Amid the rain and clouds, temperatures will remain near normal, with highs generally in the upper 80s and lower 90s, and low temps ranging from the lower 70s to upper 70s. — Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

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Noun

But by the New York Times bestselling author and pop culture essayist’s own admission, no topic has loomed larger or longer in his mind than the ironies, ecstasies and singularity of American football.

— Zack Ruskin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of ecstasies

Noun

Air advocates used this year's Clean Air Day to encourage more people to cut back on driving and help clear Sacramento's skies.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
At that point, the film pivots to a more surreal register, presenting bright, clear skies that are slowly, eerily engulfed in darkness.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of skies

Noun

This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
And thanks to Tucson’s extraordinarily dark heavens, the Sonoran skyscape takes center stage with Peace Among the Stars.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of heavens

Noun

Horror may now be respectable enough for its own sprawling exhibition at the Academy Museum, but Criterion’s October lineup proves there are still plenty of disreputable pleasures to be found.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The usual pleasures of reading about the courtroom—the vicarious thrill of being both detective and jury—give way to the slower burn of cultural analysis.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleasures

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Across the hall, all-day restaurant Café Romano has a menu replete with local and regional delights like pizza mortadella (do not miss it) and myriad pastas as well as a good steak and fish of the day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
There’s joyous color combos, textural delights, and plenty of aesthetic-hopping.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026