uppermost
adjective
up·per·most
ˈə-pər-ˌmōst 
: situated in the highest or most prominent position
the uppermost layer
safety was uppermost in their minds
uppermost
adverb
Examples of uppermost in a Sentence
the uppermost floor of the house gets very hot in the summer
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Most of the collections he’s placed on the roster have reached the uppermost region, with a total of 22 projects making it to the list.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
This rise in molten material causes the lithosphere – where the planet’s crust and uppermost part of the mantle meet – to push upwards, resulting in land features similar to peaks and valleys.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
The department’s more than two hundred faculty members, scientists, students, and staff are uppermost in her mind.
—Atul Gawande, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Over the years, he’s placed a total of 48 tracks somewhere on the list, meaning nearly all of them have become top 10 smashes, with only a handful failing to rise into that uppermost region.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
This rise in molten material causes the lithosphere – where the planet’s crust and uppermost part of the mantle meet – to push upwards, resulting in land features similar to peaks and valleys.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
The department’s more than two hundred faculty members, scientists, students, and staff are uppermost in her mind.
—Atul Gawande, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Over the years, he’s placed a total of 48 tracks somewhere on the list, meaning nearly all of them have become top 10 smashes, with only a handful failing to rise into that uppermost region.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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“Uppermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uppermost. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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uppermost
adverb
up·per·most
ˈəp-ər-ˌmōst
: in or into the highest or most prominent position
uppermost
adjective
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