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solstice

[sol-stis, sohl-] / ˈsɒl stɪs, ˈsoʊl- /
NOUN
height
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ceiling crest elevation extent peak pinnacle prominence stature
STRONG
acme apex apogee brow crown cusp highness hill loftiness mountain pitch rise summit tallness tip tiptop vertex zenith
Antonyms
STRONGEST
base bottom nadir
WEAK
depth lowness

Example Sentences

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Krampus likely evolved from older, pre-Christian deities, just as Christmas absorbed solstice and midwinter customs, the author explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

After the winter solstice this past weekend, every day brings a little more sunlight.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Thousands of revellers gathered at Stonehenge in Wiltshire on Sunday morning to welcome the sunrise on the winter solstice - the shortest day of the year.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Consider the original Yule Logs, massive oak trunks that Vikings burned for the duration of the Midwinter solstice to rebuke the long darkness.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

The General had said Annabeth would only be kept alive until the winter solstice.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.