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as in most
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
the maximum amount of time needed to complete the project
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Recent Examples of maximum
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
The timing of this eclipse coincided with solar maximum — the peak of the sun's 11-year activity cycle — which likely provided an additional advantage.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Google will pay out a maximum of $400 for the your old phone when buying the Pixel 9a.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The new tournament ensures a maximum of seven additional games every four years for the two clubs that make the final.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
YouTube Premium is also now enabling subscribers to play videos in 4x speed, twice the previous maximum.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
The timing of this eclipse coincided with solar maximum — the peak of the sun's 11-year activity cycle — which likely provided an additional advantage.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Google will pay out a maximum of $400 for the your old phone when buying the Pixel 9a.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The new tournament ensures a maximum of seven additional games every four years for the two clubs that make the final.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximum
Adjective
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The commercial weather forecasting service says a storm is expected to move across the eastern half of North America during the peak shower activity, spreading clouds across most of the East Coast.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Even so, the practice of choosing a papal name remained inconsistent for the next 1,000 years, with most popes using their baptismal names.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Profitability—the point at which a film’s investors begin to see returns—is also of the utmost importance to studio bigwigs, sometimes to movie-lovers’ chagrin.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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The tenets of the Society of Jesus emphasize the utmost importance of service, advocacy for the poor, and the promotion of peace.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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They’re limited to EVs that meet domestic content and assembly restrictions and transaction prices ($55,000 max for passenger cars and $80,000 for trucks and SUVs), and are subject to household salary thresholds.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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They’re limited to EVs that meet domestic content and assembly restrictions and transaction prices ($55,000 max for passenger cars and $80,000 for trucks and SUVs), and are subject to household salary thresholds.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Life savings, retirement accounts are the ultimate target Long, draw-out, text scams — sometimes including a romantic element — are chasing someone’s life savings or retirement account.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Before long, screen time becomes the ultimate currency in parenting.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Maximum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximum. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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