optimally

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Recent Examples of optimally Also using machine profusion, doctors at Northwestern have been able to more optimally use a single organ, taking two different parts of one liver and inserting it into two recipients. — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 There’s no single architecture that optimally addresses every application. — Iri Trashanski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 That lack of growth in player compensation for MLB players relative to their NHL, NBA and NFL peers demonstrates that the current system is not working optimally for all the players at a time when the owners are selling teams for record valuations. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 When your braking system is working optimally, much of the shock absorption happens in the larger posterior chain muscles of the back of your body — specifically your lower back, glutes, hamstrings and calves. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 This will ensure that the United States can absorb, fuse, and evaluate AI and biological data streams from across the country and, optimally, around the world. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Then, Anlasbay advised, place the mixture in the fridge for at least two hours and optimally overnight. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026 Dangote is Nigeria’s biggest tax payer and if his refinery becomes the largest in the world and functions optimally, the government gets more money for public goods. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 26 June 2026 Using insights from number theory, including Jacobi’s two-square theorem, Erdős was able to show that an optimally sized circle will enable the number of unit-distance pairs to grow faster than the number of points, but only barely. — ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimally
Adverb
  • Gigi Hadid broke out the trend in corduroy pants form, which is perfectly seasonal with soft and warm fabric paired with a relaxed design.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
  • On the long touchdown catch-and-run, Johnson and Mahomes worked it perfectly.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • One addition, however, were the protagonist’s rooms, which were specially built for the film.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The court remanded the case to Harford County Circuit Court, where a new judge specially appointed to the case restored Penman to his job.
    — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • Breakfast is currently available both in the Riverside Lounge or in-room—the latter definitely recommended, ideally on the balcony table for a particularly serene start to the day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Experts recommend limiting salt to no more than 2,300 milligrams (mg) per day, and ideally less than 1,500 mg per day.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • To that end, here are seven points to keep in mind in order to strength train properly, no matter your age or fitness level.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • When the track properly kicks in, the guitar strums, drums, and vocals are all present and well-balanced, with no element outshining another.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • Dodge’s installation is ephemeral and finely tuned—light like a fog, yet adding gravity to the room, situating the viewer within it.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In a food processor, grind the nuts as finely as possible along with 1/4 cup/32 g of the flour.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Optimally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimally. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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