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Peak vs. Peek vs. Pique · distinguish their meanings and uses

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Your new ahaPeak means a summit, peek means a quick look, and pique means to provoke interest

Peak, peek, and pique sound identical but mean a summit, a quick look, and provoking interest respectively. Source: Wiktionary: peak ↗

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