as in to increase
to make as great as possible in amount or degree
The magazine contained tips to maximize the effect of a workout.
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Recent Examples of maximize
May did not create the new world order; he’s just figured out how to maximize it.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Here are three other ways the Warriors can maximize the last four games of the regular season.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
One more pro tip for maximizing the technology’s effectiveness?
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Here are three other ways the Warriors can maximize the last four games of the regular season.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
One more pro tip for maximizing the technology’s effectiveness?
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximize
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The list of measures in the statement touches on ties that China had suspended in recent years as tensions increased.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Crews also removed a wooden timber debris screen in front of one of the dam's gates to help increase water flow through it.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Luna is in your sign, boosting your intuition with lunar grace.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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Which means teaching an LLM all a company’s secrets could simultaneously boost the business—and risk blowing it up.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Barco notes that Lightsteering redistributes existing light instead of demand- ing more, enhancing contrast and brightness without consuming more energy (and adding to energy bills).—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Within weeks, Ponson augmented his tasks as a fishing boat captain with a part-time job at Celebration Church in New Orleans.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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This was the first Dragon launch from SLC-40 since the addition of a crew access arm to support Dragon launches from more than one Space Coast pad and augment normal launches from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Maximize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximize. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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