as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
the max number of complaints received on any given day was 15
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Recent Examples of max
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The cost of dental veneers varies from country to country in 2025, with porcelain and E-max options in Turkey being up to70-80% lower than the prices in the United States owing to lower operational costs and advanced in-house lab systems.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Each inexplicably takes two notches off Hornet’s health (which starts at six max).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The salaries are base salaries for the season and do not include any playoff bonuses or incentives—most of these players are on max-level contracts, which don’t include incentives.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The cost of dental veneers varies from country to country in 2025, with porcelain and E-max options in Turkey being up to70-80% lower than the prices in the United States owing to lower operational costs and advanced in-house lab systems.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
The second largest stadium in the league is in Arizona with a max capacity of about 48,300.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Each inexplicably takes two notches off Hornet’s health (which starts at six max).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for max
Adjective
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An analysis by the progressive Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that in the 12 months that ended September 2024, just over one-third of beneficiaries received the maximum amount.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sedarat is charged with two counts of transmitting a threat in interstate or foreign commerce, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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Brown told Vogue that protecting her daughter from the press is of the utmost importance.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As Elizabeth’s long reign wore on, so most of the rival claimants fell by the wayside, either through natural death, disinheritance or execution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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And the level is pretty good in most of them.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Max.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/max. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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