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Recent Examples of maxima
Over the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, an additional inch of rain is possible, bringing storm total maximums up to 10 inches in the Bahamas.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
For most sports, the highest possible margin is three while higher-scoring sports like football, basketball and lacrosse have higher maximums.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
In surveys, more than half of companies expect to raise deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, or otherwise redesign plans to temper the trend.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
That could include no longer covering GLP-1 drugs, or raising deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Prominently display warning labels that have appropriate age, height, and weight limits, including maximums.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Figure HELOCs also have higher minimums and lower maximums — from $15,000 to $400,000 — compared to $10,000 to $1 million with Bank of America.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Those are at or near the maximums allowed under The Shores’ FAR requirement and San Diego’s 30-foot coastal height limit.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
For most sports, the highest possible margin is three while higher-scoring sports like football, basketball and lacrosse have higher maximums.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
In surveys, more than half of companies expect to raise deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, or otherwise redesign plans to temper the trend.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
That could include no longer covering GLP-1 drugs, or raising deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Prominently display warning labels that have appropriate age, height, and weight limits, including maximums.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Figure HELOCs also have higher minimums and lower maximums — from $15,000 to $400,000 — compared to $10,000 to $1 million with Bank of America.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Those are at or near the maximums allowed under The Shores’ FAR requirement and San Diego’s 30-foot coastal height limit.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maxima
best
Noun
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Not to mention, some of the leagues' bests have graced his work, including Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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The kicking game was so bad that Freeman sounded like Brian Kelly at his sarcastic best when asked about Noah Burnette, Erik Schmidt and Marcello Diomede combining to miss two extra points and one field goal.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Maxima.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maxima. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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