1
as in farthest
most distant from a center
supreme power that extended to the utmost points of the empire
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2
as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
she is a successful leader who deserves the utmost respect
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Recent Examples of utmost
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Formulation: In choosing your concealer, texture is of the utmost importance.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2020
With the utmost of convenience being close to the parks and flexibility for all budgets.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
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Adjective
With Juan Soto no longer under their employment, Stanton’s health and continued production are of the utmost importance to a lineup that is also banking on a few other former MVPs.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Formulation: In choosing your concealer, texture is of the utmost importance.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
But having done his utmost to kill the two-state solution for most of the past decade, Netanyahu now waits, shovel in hand, to bury it.
—Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2020
With the utmost of convenience being close to the parks and flexibility for all budgets.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utmost
Adjective
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That's close to the farthest point in its orbit, which is 252,088 miles away, according to NASA.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2023
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Shortly before entering that orbit, NASA says Orion will travel 57, 287 miles beyond the moon at its farthest point from the lunar surface.—
Lee Roop | lroop@al.com,
al,
23 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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Lastly, most clinics in Turkey provide VIP packages covering consultation and pre-op tests, the hair transplant procedure, hotel accommodation (usually 4–5 stars), transportation (airport to hotel and clinic), and post-operative care and follow-ups.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hawk-Eye systems are already implemented at most professional tennis tournaments and have even led to the removal of human line judges in three of the sport’s four biggest tournaments.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
21 Feb. 2025
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If approved, able-bodied AHCCCS recipients would have to work or attend school at least 20 hours per week and could receive health coverage for a maximum of five years.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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That language created a very costly penalty, and forced countries to allow their maximum to be at least 5% of net turnover, but gave them the option to go even higher.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The ultimate goal of the one-to-many phase is to generate engagement and move prospects further into the sales funnel.—
Dave Foster,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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That's the ultimate question that undergirds the debate over the future of the post office.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The company unveiled its latest model , called Grok 3, and claims its performance bests OpenAI and DeepSeek in early testing.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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Darnold, 27, blew past his career bests with 4,319 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns and a 102.5 passer rating in leading the Vikings to a 14-3 record and the NFC’s No. 5 seed.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Kings can offer Monk a max of four years and around $78 million and there’s fear that an outside suitor may stretch a long-term offer above that.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
24 Apr. 2024
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There's a big difference between the Suns, who have Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal on 35% maxes and Devin Booker on a 30% max, and the Cavaliers, who have Donovan Mitchell on a 30% max, Darius Garland on a 25% max and Evan Mobley on a 25% max that doesn't even begin until next season.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Utmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utmost. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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