apogee

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At its closest point - or perigee - the Moon is about 220,000 miles away from Earth, whereas at its furthest point - or apogee - it is around 250,000 miles away.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

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

An hour later, the wind reached its apogee, with westward winds blowing at 25 mph and gusts of up to 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2023

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

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George