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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
Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
All buildings on site would be a maximum of 35 feet tall, though some accessory rooftop infrastructure would reach 43 feet and the dry cooler platforms would rise to approximately 55 feet.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The charges carry a range of no time in prison to a maximum of 20 years.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
All five of the people involved were charged with crimes, but prosecutors pinned one person as mainly responsible: Kemper.
Kemper, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy for grand theft and was sentenced to a maximum of 14 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after five.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Finally, the researchers calculate that the lift is at its maximum in the mesosphere, the area just above the stratosphere (50–100 kilometers above Earth's surface).
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
All buildings on site would be a maximum of 35 feet tall, though some accessory rooftop infrastructure would reach 43 feet and the dry cooler platforms would rise to approximately 55 feet.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The charges carry a range of no time in prison to a maximum of 20 years.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
All five of the people involved were charged with crimes, but prosecutors pinned one person as mainly responsible: Kemper.
Kemper, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy for grand theft and was sentenced to a maximum of 14 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after five.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximum
Adjective
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As a consequence, most oil and gas majors exited New Zealand even before the ban came into place.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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For everyday items at a grocery store or gas station, cash, debit and credit cards, and even cryptocurrency are acceptable forms of payment at most businesses.—
Evan Moore
August 19,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Noun
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But in this world of high velocity max effort (even though Strider's velo seemed effortless)?—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Records show Bhayani also donated the legal $2,100 max to Adams’ reelection bid back in December.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Each purchase covers the entrance for another community member to attend the festival, with the ultimate goal that no attendee will pay upon arrival.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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For Fuller, Buddhism is just another route to ultimate spiritual truth, all esoteric systems being much of a muchness to him.—
Stewart Home
August 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Maximum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximum. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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