maximize
verb
max·i·mize
ˈmak-sə-ˌmīz 
maximized; maximizing
1
: to increase to a maximum
2
: to make the most of
3
: to find a maximum value of
4
: to increase the size of (a window) to fill an entire computer screen
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I rearranged the furniture to maximize the space in my small apartment.
This program will teach you how to maximize your strengths while minimizing your weaknesses.
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The 23-year-old has embraced Fernandez’s challenge, averaging a career-best 3.4 assists this season, but obviously still has ways to go to maximize his potential in that regard.
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Targeted incentives: Rather than across-the-board raises, targeted incentives for specific shortage areas and high-need schools maximize limited resources.
—Scott White, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Thus one of the main rationales for DST, which is to conserve energy by maximizing the utility of natural sunlight, is substantially reduced.
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This will minimize fuel consumption and maximize payload capacity for small satellite launch vehicles, particularly beneficial for cost-effective commercial satellite launches.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Targeted incentives: Rather than across-the-board raises, targeted incentives for specific shortage areas and high-need schools maximize limited resources.
—Scott White, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Thus one of the main rationales for DST, which is to conserve energy by maximizing the utility of natural sunlight, is substantially reduced.
—James Bickerton, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
This will minimize fuel consumption and maximize payload capacity for small satellite launch vehicles, particularly beneficial for cost-effective commercial satellite launches.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
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maximize
verb
max·i·mize
ˈmak-sə-ˌmīz
maximized; maximizing
1
: to increase to a maximum
maximize profits
2
: to make the most of
maximize your opportunities
3
: to increase the size of (a window) to fill an entire computer screen
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