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Phrases
to the max
: to the greatest extent possible
Examples of max in a Sentence
The boat can hold a max of 20 people.
at the max there will be 25 people at the party
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The Prairie Grove school district will spend a max of $23.6 million on a new field house and indoor activity center next to the football field.
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An analogous color scheme always contains a max of three adjacent colors, as Hathaway says.
—Shelby Deering, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
Each team’s roster can include a max of two VS2 players.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Max.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/max. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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abbreviation
maximum
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