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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
Howell most recently served as chief revenue officer at Otter Products and previously held sales and commercial leadership roles at Dickies and The North Face, as well as positions at Smartwool and Oakley. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 And Bollywood, even at its most cliched and nostalgic, is a celebration of that. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
Unlike most Western democracies in which citizens abroad can mail in a ballot, Israel doesn’t allow absentee voting; only diplomats and official envoys can vote from outside the country. Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 In California, most of the population needs to venture to remote corners of the state to see the stars in their full glory. Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for most
Recent Examples of Synonyms for most
Adverb
  • Those advantages can deliver real business value and can be extremely difficult for competitors to overcome.
    George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Despite this high level of inconsistency, people were extremely confident their memories were correct.
    Elizabeth A. Phelps, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • She is based in New York City and can almost always be found at a hot yoga class or on an evening Central Park walk.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The service industry reached a level of convenience that still seems almost utopian.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • As a result, the collective decay chain is blocked after the first decay, leaving the maximum emission rate proportional to N—the same scaling expected from independent atoms.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • If a family values privacy over maximum exposure, that is their choice.
    Tomas J. Philipson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The Microtransat achievement represents more than a tiny boat completing a very long journey.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Turns out the two had a rather close bond, as Elia was very politically savvy compared to the naïve Rhaegar.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The two payment apps together account for nearly 85% of UPI transactions by value and 81% by volume, as per a report by Indian brokerage Ambit Capital.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The $177 billion finding represents nearly 10% of federal discretionary spending, the groups said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Like arachnids that crash postgame press conferences, math is spooky and mystifying and should be approached with the utmost caution.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Clearly, casting this role is of the utmost importance to the future of Broadway.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The drinks program is both incredibly strong and incredibly specific at Ernesto's.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Freedom Without Compromise Compliance and security teams may instinctively default to no because the risks are incredibly high.
    David Matalon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Trading a state paycheck for a sidewalk food cart is practically unheard of.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Ismail Abdus-Sabur’s youngest child was practically a newborn when he was first taken into custody in January 2014, his family said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

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