as in maximum
being the highest possible
The group wanted their performance to have the maximal amount of impact.
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Recent Examples of maximal
Rather than the minimal, barely-there formulas that have dominated the lip oil category, Charlotte Tilbury’s take goes maximal.
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Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
Inside, the main hang area was maximal to the maddest.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
But for elite athletes, getting through over 180km of cycling each day, their bodies have become optimised for maximal intake.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.
—Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
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Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
Inside, the main hang area was maximal to the maddest.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
But for elite athletes, getting through over 180km of cycling each day, their bodies have become optimised for maximal intake.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.
—Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximal
utmost
Adjective
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Therefore, depth at their major position groups will be of the utmost importance this fall and winter, especially considering the injuries McCaffrey has had throughout his career.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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OpenAI’s innovator’s dilemma, one that has beset the likes of Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Apple Inc., is that usage is so entrenched now that all improvements must be carried out with the utmost care and caution.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximal. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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