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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 maximizing
The size of the frame is perfect for a smaller guest bedroom with the storage drawer being at the base of the bed, maximizing the shape of the room.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
Then there is the steady stream of profiles on tech billionaires joylessly devoting themselves to maximizing their lifespan.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Rome said the companies seem to be maximizing prices while negotiating discounts behind the scenes with health and drug insurers and then setting yet another price for direct-to-consumer cash-pay sales.
—Reuters 12 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
But, eight years into your career, your coaches are failing you by not maximizing your talent.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Adding an extra crease to a device for the sake of innovating and maximizing screen real estate means those devices will, for now, be more expensive and less refined.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Timber is used throughout the interior and the rooms have high ceilings and open layouts, while adjustable louvers are used to control sunlight, blocking it in summer and maximizing it for warmth in winter.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
Russia took the lead on long-range strike drones as well, streamlining and maximizing production of its Geran drones, based on the Iranian Shahed design.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
Currently, the site’s best discounts are on multi-use furniture that’s ideal for maximizing living space ahead of the holidays.
—Kaitlin Gates, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
Then there is the steady stream of profiles on tech billionaires joylessly devoting themselves to maximizing their lifespan.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Rome said the companies seem to be maximizing prices while negotiating discounts behind the scenes with health and drug insurers and then setting yet another price for direct-to-consumer cash-pay sales.
—Reuters 12 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
But, eight years into your career, your coaches are failing you by not maximizing your talent.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Adding an extra crease to a device for the sake of innovating and maximizing screen real estate means those devices will, for now, be more expensive and less refined.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Timber is used throughout the interior and the rooms have high ceilings and open layouts, while adjustable louvers are used to control sunlight, blocking it in summer and maximizing it for warmth in winter.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
Russia took the lead on long-range strike drones as well, streamlining and maximizing production of its Geran drones, based on the Iranian Shahed design.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
Currently, the site’s best discounts are on multi-use furniture that’s ideal for maximizing living space ahead of the holidays.
—Kaitlin Gates, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximizing
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Still, mainstream Democrats and the Democratic Party seemed inclined to hitch their fates to many of the issues which currently define a politics of domination, like threatening Venezuela or increasing ICE funding, even though for the first time, more voters want to abolish ICE than to keep it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the increasing state support comes amid a dramatic overall decline.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Identifying genes associated with muscle growth, as well as pharmaceutical targets, could mean that drugs or gene therapy may eventually be able to assist with boosting muscle response for people who cannot exercise.—
Bonnie Tsui,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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Trump began reversing the country’s energy policies on his first day in office with a spate of executive orders aimed at boosting oil, gas and coal.—
Jennifer McDermott,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Liquidating talent is a short-term accounting trick; augmenting talent is a long-term growth strategy.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
31 Dec. 2025
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On his last record, Reduction of Man, Jaffe inverted his approach, triggering events for his group to respond to rather than augmenting his own playing.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
20 Dec. 2025
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People have been complaining about the progressively enhancing degradation in the city for weeks.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The keyboard designer introduced models to support productivity while enhancing personal expression, crafting tools that feel like they were truly made for the user.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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