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high-water mark
[hahy-waw-ter, -wot-er]
noun
a mark showing the highest level reached by a body of water.
the highest point of anything; acme.
Her speech was the high-water mark of the conference.
high-water mark
noun
the level reached by sea water at high tide or by other stretches of water in flood
the mark indicating this level
the highest point
Word History and Origins
Origin of high-water mark1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Trump's discredited audio-visual presentation of what he said was the systematic extermination of white Afrikaner farmers was the high-water mark of their lobbying efforts, amplified as they were in the Oval Office.
It remains for me the high-water mark of Beckett acting.
“It’s still the high-water mark for a heavy electric guitar over a dance-pop beat,” Ronson says of Jackson and producer Quincy Jones’ crack at creating a rock song for the world-conquering “Thriller” LP.
The most recent high-water mark for best picture box office was in 2023, when, for the first time, more than one contender grossed over $1 billion globally.
As we contemplate Biden’s legacy, it is more likely that his ranking in our most recent survey will be his high-water mark.
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