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
Players can maximize the traits of their gear by activating certain mutations.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Hiroshima bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, was air burst 1,900 feet above the city to maximize destruction; it was later estimated to yield 15 kilotons.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
The rear garden—unusually large for London—acts as a natural extension of the home, with both upper and lower terraces designed to maximize indoor-outdoor living.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
Sign up in time for Sunday's action to maximize your welcome offer and any in-app promos that appeal to you.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Hiroshima bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, was air burst 1,900 feet above the city to maximize destruction; it was later estimated to yield 15 kilotons.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
The rear garden—unusually large for London—acts as a natural extension of the home, with both upper and lower terraces designed to maximize indoor-outdoor living.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
Sign up in time for Sunday's action to maximize your welcome offer and any in-app promos that appeal to you.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximize
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FEMco is dedicated to creating opportunities for female artists to increase their visibility and reach via events, sponsorships and more.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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The offer also exceeds all-cash counterbid of €7 ($7.66) per share from Czech investment firm PPF IM, which the company’s board has not supported MFE already owns just under 30 percent of ProSiebenSat.1 and has been steadily increasing its stake over the past several years.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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In battleground districts held by Democratic Reps. Dave Min, Mike Levin and Derek Tran, the party’s edge would be boosted to strengthen their hold on the seats, the source said.—
Michael R. Blood,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Dedicated to first and second features, talent which has competed at New Directors takes in New Directors has helped to boost the discovery of filmmakers such as Olivier Assayas, Nicolas Winding Refn, Jonathan Glazer, Lucile Hadžihalilović, Bong Joon-ho, Isabel Coixet and Kevin Smith.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Leaders in this space are also looking to facilitate flight modifications via enhanced aerodynamics and real-time diagnostics—augmented by smart sensors.—
Robert Lane,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement When a crisis occurs, instead of setting up tent cities with food, education, healthcare, sanitation, and other necessary services, refugees are housed within existing communities, which have their infrastructure and facilities augmented by donor funding.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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The theory is that each of these tax rates distinctly discourages the production and the seizing of initiative in the economy; therefore, cutting them enhances economic activity to an uncommon degree.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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But combining chia with other blood sugar–lowering foods, like beans or lentils, may enhance the effect.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Maximize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximize. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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