max out
verb
maxed out; maxing out; maxes out
: to reach an upper limit or a peak
the car maxed out at 85 mph
: to push to a limit or an extreme
also
: to use up all available credit on
maxed out the credit cards
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Winds will max out into Sunday for much of the Southeast and parts of the mid-Atlantic coast.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Phillips estimated Buim will max out probably 10 pounds heavier than this.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
From compact types that reach just a foot or two to types that max out at 10 to 15 feet tall, hydrangeas offer a long bloom time from mid-summer to fall.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
At launch, clips max out at 10 seconds, and users can remix videos in their feeds.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Phillips estimated Buim will max out probably 10 pounds heavier than this.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
From compact types that reach just a foot or two to types that max out at 10 to 15 feet tall, hydrangeas offer a long bloom time from mid-summer to fall.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
At launch, clips max out at 10 seconds, and users can remix videos in their feeds.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for max out
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“Max out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/max%20out. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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