maximal

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 The maximal width is there, with wingers outside Arsenal’s full-backs, and two-v-ones in PSG’s favour as Hakimi and Fabian are supporting. Liam Tharme, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Urban planners fit out plazas with a variety of seating, for instance — café tables, stools, benches, deck chairs, bleachers, corners — to accommodate a maximal range of groups and conversations. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Apr. 2025 The fact that Strickland’s original structure remains standing as the anchor of Philadelphia’s Naval Square community almost 200 years after its construction is a testament to the emphasis on quality care for veterans, even if that meant eschewing maximal efficiency. Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 In Appropriate, Jacobs-Jenkins’s plotting involves a little hand-waving — the money involved in a real-estate deal, for instance, comes out just right for maximal discord — and in Purpose, there is a deeper sense of authorial overdetermination. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for maximal
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utmost
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  • His backtracking was not handled with utmost finesse, but this was the right outcome.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • Your relationship to yourself is also of the utmost importance, says Dr. Joseph.
    Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximal. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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