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as in most
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
the maximum amount of time needed to complete the project
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Recent Examples of maximum
Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Other regulations to ensure maximum quality are implemented through incentives, which on the waters of Bristol Bay primarily lie in price increases for certain practices.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, federal agencies and the OSTP could grant two-year moratoriums on enforcement of AI laws to enable AI experiments on the public, which can be renewed up to four times for a maximum of 10 years.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Contributions in the amount of $2,000, the maximum amount Mulvany Henry received in a single contribution, totaled up to at least $14,000 of her total earnings.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Other regulations to ensure maximum quality are implemented through incentives, which on the waters of Bristol Bay primarily lie in price increases for certain practices.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Customers can buy a maximum of six blind boxes.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, federal agencies and the OSTP could grant two-year moratoriums on enforcement of AI laws to enable AI experiments on the public, which can be renewed up to four times for a maximum of 10 years.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximum
Adjective
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The semiconductor industry and the equipment that support that industry are showing robust continuous growth in most parts of the world supporting consumer, industrial and data center applications.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Throughout most of the game, the Bears were dominating the day.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What sets Leviyev apart from her competitors is the fact that each treatment is handled with utmost compassion, precision, and a belief that external beauty is a result of harmony between internal bodily functions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nepal's stability, peace and prosperity are of utmost importance.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His max speed on Friday, however, didn’t get close to his 2024 level.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Find your max heart rate by subtracting your age from 220.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Obviously, results over the season will provide the ultimate answer, but Chelsea have addressed a lot of issues that needed to be looked at, both ins and outs.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rappers Latto and Ice Spice have put their differences aside, joining forces for the ultimate collaboration and making their first-ever joint appearance at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Maximum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximum. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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