as in maximum
being the highest possible
The group wanted their performance to have the maximal amount of impact.
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Amanda Seyfried opted for maximal glamour at the 2025 Joy Awards in Riyadh.
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Marissa Muller, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
Surround it with smaller plants of varying leaf textures like peace lilies and ferns to put the maximal in a maximalist room.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
For example, exposure of your IP address has low impact, while exposure of your username and password has maximal impact.
—PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Often requiring hours of jewel application and painstaking attention to detail, Jacob has displayed an appetite for maximal expression.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Marissa Muller, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
Surround it with smaller plants of varying leaf textures like peace lilies and ferns to put the maximal in a maximalist room.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
For example, exposure of your IP address has low impact, while exposure of your username and password has maximal impact.
—PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Often requiring hours of jewel application and painstaking attention to detail, Jacob has displayed an appetite for maximal expression.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for maximal
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximal. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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