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Definition of maxnext
as in most
the greatest amount, number, or part at the max there will be 25 people at the party

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Recent Examples of max
Adjective
For example, veneer packages with 8 or 10 E-max or Zirconia veneers start from around £1,600 and take only 4–5 days. K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 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
Noun
There's no guarantee that Wembanyama would have qualified for the 30% max. Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 But what about 2027-28 and beyond, when Antetokounmpo might be playing on a new max extension worth $275 million over four years. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for max
Recent Examples of Synonyms for max
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
Adjective
  • After the talks in the Kremlin, Ushakov described the talks as constructive and carried out with the utmost openness and trust.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Her reputation for excellence and the utmost integrity is well earned.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Galatasaray squandered a 5-2 first-leg lead against Juventus in last season’s knockout play-off round, despite having a man advantage for most of the game.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Similarly, Zo — seen recently as the monster hunter in Na Hong-jin’s delirious sci-fi action epic, Hope — stays for most of the running time just the right side of smug entitlement.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Max.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/max. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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