as in extremely
to a great degree
a most careful driver, especially in bad weather
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as in almost
very close to but not completely
the cost of most everything is higher nowadays
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as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
the player with the most ability on the tennis team
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Allen broke his silence on his most beloved co-star in a Sunday night essay posted to The Free Press.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
But most reservation land actually isn't owned by tribes.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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But perhaps most significantly, these changes may be linked to cyanobacteria, toxic microbes often found in polluted waters.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Allen broke his silence on his most beloved co-star in a Sunday night essay posted to The Free Press.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Such pleasurable pains, at their most chronic, or their most carnal, can keep Lang occupied for the length of a stanza.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
But most reservation land actually isn't owned by tribes.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
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Planting now gives shrubs and trees maximum time to get ready for next summer.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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As the name implies, the new options menu will give players the opportunity to blaze through the game with infinite health, magic, and money, quicker leveling, maximum damage attacks, and more.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Oct. 2025
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With their pastel-pretty facades and flower box gardens that residents tend to with utmost care, the colorful alleys of Villefranche-sur-Mer are made for impromptu Instagram shoots.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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The safety and satisfaction of our customers remain our utmost concern.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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These secluded retreats, situated on 13 acres bordering Pisgah National Forest and Spring Creek, are the ultimate place to unwind and unplug.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 season was going to be the ultimate referendum on Franklin, the 12th-year coach who won two Playoff games last season to reach the semifinals.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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