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as in highest
being at a point or level higher than all others
his kite got tangled in the topmost branches of the tree
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Recent Examples of topmost
While a former Biden Administration official said de minimis reform was one of the president’s topmost priorities, and that a NPRM was expected by early December, the administration has not made any such announcement.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Finally, the topmost aim is to allow the use of a separate video as the input source, possibly accompanied by text and images, all of which the generative AI utilizes to produce a suitable video.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
And both films might have a shot at winning Academy Awards — a rare prospect for a country that produces more than 1,000 movies a year but has found the topmost industry honors hard to come by.
—Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Heat from the impact boiled off the topmost layer of the ocean while also heating the atmosphere.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Finally, the topmost aim is to allow the use of a separate video as the input source, possibly accompanied by text and images, all of which the generative AI utilizes to produce a suitable video.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
And both films might have a shot at winning Academy Awards — a rare prospect for a country that produces more than 1,000 movies a year but has found the topmost industry honors hard to come by.
—Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Heat from the impact boiled off the topmost layer of the ocean while also heating the atmosphere.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topmost
Adjective
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The Athletic’s Bracket Watch that published on Tuesday had Auburn, Duke, Florida and Alabama as the top seeds — with Auburn a lock to stay there and Duke close to it — and No. 2 seeds Tennessee and Houston as the challengers with the most opportunity for upward mobility.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
2 Mar. 2025
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And Lux — embroiled in controversy after three of its top executives were in September indicted on fraud charges related to a St. Louis project — is back to paying its contractors after being hit with multiple court actions.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Backup quarterback could be of the utmost importance or may not matter at all in 2025.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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The aim was to preserve the authenticity of Adrien and Felicity’s performances in another language, not to replace or alter them and done with the utmost respect for the craft.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Once the actor put a razor to his upper lip, Donner ripped off his own mustache — a fake.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, a winter storm watch was in place for parts of Michigan's upper peninsula and northern lower peninsula.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Topmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topmost. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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