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Apogean

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

Relating to or reaching the highest point or climax.

Sample Sentence:

"The apogean moment of his career was when he won the prestigious award."

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Sense 2:

Of or pertaining to the apogee; especially the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.

Sample Sentence:

"During the moon's apogean phase, it appears smaller in the sky."

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from the earth.

Sample Sentence:

"The satellite reached its apogean and began its journey back towards the planet."

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Sense 2:

The highest or most distant point; climax; culmination.

Sample Sentence:

"The fireworks display reached its apogean with a breathtaking grand finale."

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