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Recent Examples of optimal
The optimal time from a biological/medical perspective is in your 20s or early 30s.
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Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Regularly removing weeds near your plants is vital for maintaining optimal moisture levels, ensuring your crops stay hydrated, particularly during drier conditions.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
It’s made from 100 percent cotton and has a front pocket that’s optimal for clipping on your work badge.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
The American Heart Association recommends no more than 2300 mg a day with an optimal goal of no more than 1500 mg a day for most adults.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
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Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Regularly removing weeds near your plants is vital for maintaining optimal moisture levels, ensuring your crops stay hydrated, particularly during drier conditions.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
It’s made from 100 percent cotton and has a front pocket that’s optimal for clipping on your work badge.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
The American Heart Association recommends no more than 2300 mg a day with an optimal goal of no more than 1500 mg a day for most adults.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimal
Adjective
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This mac and cheese is made in the slow-cooker for optimum simplicity.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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The change resulted in an opening segment that ran for 85 minutes under green as drivers cautiously raced well below their maximum speeds to achieve optimum mileage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Urge him to keep those two buttons at the top undone for maximum visual impact.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Is the goal maximum sale value?—
Brian Duggan,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Seb Stafford-Bloor’s excellent Transfer Tiers series is moving on to central defenders today.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The right-shot defenseman has had an excellent tournament for Finland, who advanced to the semifinals with a win over Czechia.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Wilson has had his most productive Premier League season by some distance, scoring 10 goals – compared to 12 across three previous top-flight campaigns with Fulham combined — and some of them have been superb, too.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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These red carpet-worthy pieces include dramatically draping diamond necklaces, icy diamond and ruby bracelets, superb emerald and diamond jewels and celestial sapphire and diamond rings.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The neighborhood/area The hotel’s prime central location is a major perk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Melissa are prime exemplars of how to do it right — and you’re bound to discover both the ultra-luxury and the laid-back amidst Nordstrom’s bursting-at-the-seams sale section this May.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Contrary to their sides of years past, this iteration of PSG are physically outstanding — and Luis Enrique rotates his players in the less-demanding and smaller (18 teams to the Premier League’s 20) Ligue 1 to ensure that.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Two additional outstanding narrator wins followed in 2019 for Our Planet, Netflix’s first-ever nature doc, and in 2020 for the BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Depending on direct or indirect exposure by private creditors and special purpose vehicles to public banks, this may wipe out investors and trigger a broader recession.—
Rakesh Kumar,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Enjoy an afternoon of tie-dying and/or bleach-dying with music, food, drinks and a special beer release.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Other personnel issues include changing the number of first-class patrol officers from 29 to 32 and the number of second-class patrol officers from six to two.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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By treating acknowledgment and escalation as first-class reliability metrics, teams can move beyond heroic firefighting and toward measurable resilience.—
Judit Sharon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Optimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimal. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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