"the critics lavished superlatives on it"
"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
"the artist's gifts are at their acme"
"at the height of her career"
"the peak of perfection"
"summer was at its peak"
"...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"
"the summit of his ambition"
"so many highest superlatives achieved by man"
"at the top of his profession"
"`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"
"`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'"
"`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'"