Martin Filler

The first half of the 1960s was the apogee of what might be termed the Age of Cool - as defined by that quality of being simultaneously with-it and disengaged, in control but nonchalant, knowing but ironically self-aware, and above all inscrutably undemonstrative.

American Critic

Postmodernism came nowhere close in quality to Modernism at its apogee, not least because that later style wholly lacked the social impetus that animated the designs most emblematic of the Modern Movement.

Tom Junod

We love football because the game of football is better than it has ever been, and is somehow managing to attain, at the same time, an apogee of opprobrium and excellence.

American Journalist

Nicolas Roeg

But in marketing, the familiar is everything, and that is controlled by the studio. That is reaching its apogee now.

English Director

Colin Farrell

Life is apogee, apex, decline; life is death - and everything else is open to discussion.

Irish Actor

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

All languages had their birth, their apogee and decline.

French Lawyer

Used metaphorically to describe a high point in a non-physical context, such as a career or project.

Metaphorical Climax

Signifies the end of a rising phase before a decline or stabilization.

End of Ascension

The apogee may differ subjectively between people evaluating success or quality.

Subjective Peak

Refers specifically to the farthest point in space from Earth in an object's orbit.

Astronomical Distance

In astronomy, it's a technical term precise in meaning and not used figuratively.

Orbital Term

The apogee of an orbit can change due to gravitational forces and other space activities.

Apogee