apogee

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The Moon's furthest point from the Earth is known as apogee.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

Dickey Betts, the singer-musician whose versatile compositions helped define the apogee of Southern Rock in the '70s and '80s, died at age 80 in his Osprey, Florida home.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

His political rise reached an apogee in 1976, when President Gerald Ford appointed Lozano as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

The Space Force identified the object as an apogee kick motor that is used during some satellite launches to assist in getting a satellite to reach a destination in higher orbit.

From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 2023

The sun reached its apogee and started down the blue sky of early afternoon.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George