as in highest
being at a point or level higher than all others
the uppermost floor of the house gets very hot in the summer
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Recent Examples of uppermost
Locate the two uppermost stars — Merak and Dubhe — and draw an imaginary line from the former through the latter and out into space.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Her record won’t be matched for some time, as the runners-up – Drake and Mariah Carey – are steady with their 24 placements inside the uppermost tier.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
But the uppermost part is constructed of sheets of metal mesh, allowing light to stream down from above, all the way to the main floor.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Her record won’t be matched for some time, as the runners-up – Drake and Mariah Carey – are steady with their 24 placements inside the uppermost tier.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
But the uppermost part is constructed of sheets of metal mesh, allowing light to stream down from above, all the way to the main floor.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uppermost
Adjective
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The Heat, which has needed to qualify for the playoffs through the NBA’s play-in tournament in each of the last three seasons, needs to finish among the East’s top six teams to clinch a playoff spot and avoid the play-in tournament.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The top vote-getter will be honored at an April 15 ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Marquez gave Centennial the lead, two minutes into the overtime, off a Hannah Furney assist in the upper right corner from 20 yards away.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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The officer was hit in the upper body but was able to drive several blocks away from the shooting.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Uppermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uppermost. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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