Definitions

high place

NOUN

catbird seat

Synonyms

WEAK

commanding position complete control controlling position enviable position high perch lofty perch position of influence position of power power position seat of power throne

Example Sentences

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“It must have come from a very high place because nobody’s talking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Fury, quite rightly, has a very high place in the list, the best of his generation, but Lewis was a giant.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2022

Fasting has a high place of prominence in numerous major world religions, as well as even more informal practices.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2022

Woody Harrelson has a friend in a very high place.

From Fox News • Sep. 29, 2021

I rolled the bad tire to a high place and inspected it.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck