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as in highest
being at a point or level higher than all others
his kite got tangled in the topmost branches of the tree
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Recent Examples of topmost
Solving world hunger and other topmost global issues would seem suitable to tackle (for my analysis of using existing AI to attend to the United Nations SDGs aka sustainable development goals, see the link here).
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
At the moment of collision, according to videos verified by Reuters, two people who appeared to have been on the topmost rung of the mast could be seen swinging forward violently.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2025
For this alternate model, however, MSI jumped to AMD’s Z2 Extreme chip, the topmost chip in AMD's line of relatively new APUs for smaller devices like the Claw.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
Others assert that achieving AGI is going to be complex and convoluted, necessitating that only the topmost AI experts will be able to tell us that AGI is almost here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
At the moment of collision, according to videos verified by Reuters, two people who appeared to have been on the topmost rung of the mast could be seen swinging forward violently.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2025
For this alternate model, however, MSI jumped to AMD’s Z2 Extreme chip, the topmost chip in AMD's line of relatively new APUs for smaller devices like the Claw.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
Others assert that achieving AGI is going to be complex and convoluted, necessitating that only the topmost AI experts will be able to tell us that AGI is almost here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topmost
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Five finalists have been selected for the 2026 Arizona Teacher of the Year award from over 200 educators who were nominated for the state's top prize in education.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The White House named Jim O'Neill, a top deputy of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after firing Susan Monarez the day before.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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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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The result features a latticed midsole and seamless and adaptive upper that can deliver immersive airflow and second-skin comfort.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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The cafe marks a new use for The Elmer T. Lee Clubhouse, a 1930s cabin with an upper level that has taken on a life as wedding venue and event space and is within view of the distillery’s arboretum, botanical gardens and bird sanctuary.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Topmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topmost. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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