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Recent Examples of optimal
The automatic tools in competing apps, such as Lightroom and Photoshop, continue to improve thanks to AI algorithms that determine optimal adjustments.
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Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Periodic conditioning restored the battery to optimal performance.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
The optimal level of LDL is lower and the risk threshold for prescribing better diet and physical activity, drugs, or both has also been adjusted downward.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026
Hyde Lane’s European flax linen set offers optimal airflow and features a classic box-stitch design that prevents the filling from shifting.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
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Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Periodic conditioning restored the battery to optimal performance.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
The optimal level of LDL is lower and the risk threshold for prescribing better diet and physical activity, drugs, or both has also been adjusted downward.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026
Hyde Lane’s European flax linen set offers optimal airflow and features a classic box-stitch design that prevents the filling from shifting.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimal
Adjective
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The city provides a guide for optimum watering times, which differ depending on the type of sprinkler head that’s used.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Doing so could tax the relief corps earlier than is optimum, though the Padres will make avoiding that a priority.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Earlier Tuesday, the NWS confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Ridgely, Maryland, Monday night that also had maximum winds of 100 mph.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, Horst said Scott would need about 170 additional days in jail to complete that maximum sentence.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its keyboard and trackpad are mostly as excellent as those on a MacBook Air, only smaller.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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These cabins are located amongst the splendor of the Badlands National Park; expect to wake up surrounded by nature and excellent views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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Execution of Operation Epic Fury has been nothing less than superb.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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With four more wins, a superb player will morph into Arizona royalty and 25 years of frustration will melt away.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But with reservation-only cabanas claiming many of the prime loungers (and the in-pool chairs disappearing early), the savvy move is the quieter second pool at the opposite end of the pool deck.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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Younger said Presidio Junction presented a solid opportunity to invest in perhaps the area’s largest retail center other than Alliance Town Center, at a prime location that’s still growing.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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Bradley was named the tournament’s most outstanding player and was joined on the all-tournament team by Burries, Houston’s Joseph Tugler, BYU’s AJ Dybantsa and Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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Students earned their place at the state competition through outstanding performances at the regional level, which was hosted over five weekends on the Metropolitan Education District (MetroED) campus.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Given toads held special significance of toads in many southwestern Chinese cultures, archaeologists had to deduce that the drum carried not only music, but deeper messages and meanings.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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The February special-election results were a further blow.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Since 2007, the mailing agency has been operating with a financial shortfall almost every fiscal year with fewer people and businesses using first-class mail, its most profitable product, amid the rise of paperless billing and digital communication.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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At 16 years and 43 days old, Finn, a right-arm fast bowler, became Middlesex’s youngest player in first-class cricket.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Optimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimal. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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