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as in highest
being at a point or level higher than all others
his kite got tangled in the topmost branches of the tree
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Recent Examples of topmost
Just five months earlier, Gaber, an animal chiropractor, had run her hands along Bear’s fur, adjusting the animal’s atlas vertebrae, the topmost vertebrae in the cervical spine.
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The evaluations usually include scoring the AI responses for correctness (topmost priority) and possibly also scoring for quality and reasoning.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Behind the scenes, DEI staff also offer trainings to museum staff and trustees, and offer pathways for diversifying institutional workforces, which in the US have historically skewed white, both at the topmost levels and in the ranks beneath them.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Jan. 2025
None of the topmost Western officials have mentioned Syria in their recent public comments.
—Emile Hokayem, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2023
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The evaluations usually include scoring the AI responses for correctness (topmost priority) and possibly also scoring for quality and reasoning.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Behind the scenes, DEI staff also offer trainings to museum staff and trustees, and offer pathways for diversifying institutional workforces, which in the US have historically skewed white, both at the topmost levels and in the ranks beneath them.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Jan. 2025
None of the topmost Western officials have mentioned Syria in their recent public comments.
—Emile Hokayem, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topmost
Adjective
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Despite these challenges, strong demand for the $599 iPhone 16e in India helped Apple take the top spot for global smartphone sales in the quarter, according to Counterpoint Research.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Pittsburgh would not miss his services for long, as top prospect Bubba Chandler is already knocking on the door of the major leagues.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Each one followed, placing his hand on the Gospel and promising in Latin to maintain utmost secrecy.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Carbon fiber poles save weight and deliver better strength-per-ounce than aluminum, according to Durston, and wider tube diameters at critical structural areas ensure the utmost stormproof performance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 May 2025
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All three had vaccination rates in the mid to upper 90s several years before.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Leicester’s upper management never speak publicly, including owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, known as ‘Khun Top’, but the supporters feel explanations are in order.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Topmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topmost. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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