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peaking

VERB

reach highest point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climax crest culminate

WEAK

be at height come to a head reach the top reach the zenith top out

Antonyms

WEAK

fall hit bottom plunge

Example Sentences

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While the album received R&B and jazz radio airplay, it wasn’t a mainstream smash, peaking at No. 51 on the Billboard charts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

But after peaking in 2022 at 31.2 million nine-liter cases, consumption of American whiskey—including bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, rye and single malts—has slowed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The pandemic delivered a hammer blow to the Fed's inflation target, with CPI peaking at 9.1 percent in mid-2022.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Wall Street expects Rivian’s sales to steadily grow as the year unfolds, peaking at 23,000 deliveries in the fourth quarter, according to FactSet estimates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The popularity of malls gained significant momentum during this period, peaking in 1992.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly