When will the moon hit its apogee?. From LearnThat.org.
In the language of astronomy, the two extremes are called "apogee" (far away) and "perigee" (nearby). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
Since then, it's been setting the highest point, or "apogee" of quality digital audio conversion. From Wordnik.com. [BLABBERMOUTH.NET Latest News] Reference
There is no such thing as an 'apogee of evolution'. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
He was then at the very apogee of his useful career. From Wordnik.com. [Some Personal Recollections of Dr. Janeway] Reference
Social media has reached a new apogee - or is it a nadir?. From Wordnik.com. [The Justin Bieber Phenomenon - Social Media on Steroids] Reference
They witnessed the apogee, the decline, and the ruin of the dynasty. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Versailles] Reference
The battle that unfolded around Kursk was the apogee of tank warfare. From Wordnik.com. [July 5, 1943: Defeat at Kursk Heralds Twilight of the Panzers] Reference
The sun is in apogee, or at his greatest distance from the earth on the. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 262, July 7, 1827] Reference
That is the pinnacle of man's delight; that is the apogee of existence. From Wordnik.com. [A Luminous Asshole] Reference
By moonlight we could glimpse our apogee, drew closer to alleviate the ache. From Wordnik.com. [Love Letters] Reference
The moon was nearing apogee, climbing just beyond the top of the window frame. From Wordnik.com. [Kahawa]
What, then, constitutes the genius that stands at the apogee of human thought?. From Wordnik.com. [The Puzzle Of Genius] Reference
With all of the ill portent at The Firm, it would be the apogee of foolishness. From Wordnik.com. [s do something with this] Reference
Everything the empire, so recently at its apogee, touched seemed to turn to lead. From Wordnik.com. [Sleepwalking into disaster in Afghanistan] Reference
This was the highest possible point, the apogee, and I hope he can leave it there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: THE SPIN ROOM: Gore Concedes, Bush Accepts - December 14, 2000] Reference
When he returned to the foyer it was to find that the party had attained its apogee. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Dolphin]
And the flag had a good year, too: the apogee of its post-9-11 bounce was still nowhere in sight. From Wordnik.com. [The Year Of 'Under God'] Reference
But these are mere limbering exercises for the Oruro weekend, the apogee of the fraternity calendar. From Wordnik.com. [Nathaniel Loewentheil: Deviled Dancers, Drunken Pilgrimages and the Magic of Bolivia's Carnaval] Reference
His drop-point hunter's knife is considered by collectors to be the apogee of the knife-maker's art. From Wordnik.com. [His Knives Pioneered Handmade Movement] Reference
Floating almost to a halt now at the apogee of his last leap, Daeman wrenched his osmosis mask loose. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
The eco-concert is the apogee of Gore's reinvention as a non-politician celebrity, says James Forsyth. From Wordnik.com. [Live Earth is Al Gore’s campaign launch] Reference
In the case of the moon this motion is very rapid, the apogee making an entire revolution in 3232 days. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence] Reference
The moon is in opposition on the 3rd; in apogee on the 6th, and in conjunction and perigee on the 18th. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 285, December 1, 1827] Reference
As for man being the 'apogee of evolution' or more absurdly Gods perfect design Andrew Ryan is correct. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
His memorable death scene, on the level of King Lear, is the apogee of what great acting aspires to be. From Wordnik.com. [Make Sure You Don't Miss The Last Station!] Reference
He was at Lyndon Johnson's side during the apogee of the Great Society, so he understands overreaching. From Wordnik.com. [Coming Next, Clinton's Year One] Reference
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