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adverb (2)

most

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noun

as in best
the greatest amount, number, or part this room will accommodate 50 people at the most

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Recent Examples of most
Adverb
Rivals are taking it seriously because GuangYu has the resources and internal supply chain to overwhelm most small niche builders. — New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026 SpaceX plans to retire both the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy shortly after the fully reusable Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is up and running. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Adjective
Saturday morning got off to a chilly start across North Texas, with low temperatures dipping into the 40s for most locations. — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 Hunting is permitted in most state forests and wildlife management areas, and in certain state parks, as well as on private lands with landowner permission, according to DEEP. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for most
Recent Examples of Synonyms for most
Adverb
  • How Cube Steak Is Used and Cooked Cube steak is extremely versatile.
    — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
  • California has gotten extremely soft on accountability with youth.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • West Charlotte voters chose a new representative on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners for the first time in almost two decades Tuesday.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Dominguez ran a campaign almost entirely funded by the union and echoed its unequivocal red line against shuttering schools.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Just cut your perennials back late in spring to 6 to 8 inches above the ground for maximum benefit for insects.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The marinade combines tamarind purée, fish sauce, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and cumin, with extra glaze brushed on for maximum flavor and char.
    — Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • The brothers returned to Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center on Tuesday, a little more than a year since their last concert there and on a very big election night for the country.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • On November 2, robot dogs – and other kinds of machines built for locomotion of some kind – took part in the very first World Robot Mount Taishan Climbing Competition in Tai'an, in China's Shandong province.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • The large agencies supporting the project include the Metropolitan Water District, which delivers water for nearly 19 million people across Southern California.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The High-Speed-Rail Authority was paying four major consulting firms nearly a quarter-billion dollars over two years.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Trump has made election integrity of utmost importance during his second term.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The safety of voters, election workers, and the integrity of the democratic process are of the utmost importance.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • Fortunately for the script, other British and Hessian reënactors had arrived via freeway and the incredibly vast Orchard Beach parking lot.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Humanity is both incredibly advanced and evolved and deeply stunted.
    — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • The backstory The Dusit brand is practically synonymous with luxury hospitality in Thailand, having first opened its doors in Bangkok back in 1970.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But the outcome shows that Johnson County’s voters practically single-handedly ended the Republican supermajority.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Most.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/most. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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