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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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

Stonehenge at night with starry sky on winter solstice.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

He wasn’t welcomed in Olympus except on the winter solstice, so he’d built his own Olympus underground.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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