as in maximum
being the highest possible
The group wanted their performance to have the maximal amount of impact.
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And Just Like That is almost upon us—and with it, another series full of increasingly maximal, mad fashion choices.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Unbleached cord, woven in a simple checkerboard pattern, offers a maximal contrast to the industrial chrome frame and allows the system to transform into a ten-piece collection of soft benches, chairs, stools and tables.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 20 May 2025
From high glam grills at Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour to natural beauty looks on Mother’s Day, this week was all about both the minimal and the maximal.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 May 2025
That would be in stark contrast to MSR’s more methodical approach, which is designed to deliver many samples sourced from a wide range of terrain and carefully curated to be of maximal scientific value—that is, material thought most likely to harbor evidence of past or even present Mars life.
—Leonard David, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Unbleached cord, woven in a simple checkerboard pattern, offers a maximal contrast to the industrial chrome frame and allows the system to transform into a ten-piece collection of soft benches, chairs, stools and tables.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 20 May 2025
From high glam grills at Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour to natural beauty looks on Mother’s Day, this week was all about both the minimal and the maximal.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 May 2025
That would be in stark contrast to MSR’s more methodical approach, which is designed to deliver many samples sourced from a wide range of terrain and carefully curated to be of maximal scientific value—that is, material thought most likely to harbor evidence of past or even present Mars life.
—Leonard David, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximal
utmost
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The strategy is critically needed, and is of utmost urgency in Central Florida, which saw 439 fatal childhood drownings over the past 15 years (2009-2024) — the most recorded in any of the state’s six regions, according to Florida DCF.—
Karen Cohn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Just like with physical health, these results are treated with the utmost transparency.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximal. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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