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
Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
The uppermost registers are just crisp enough to provide clarity and presence, despite the massive low-end.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
If the stock price reaches the uppermost ceiling in the award, the options would be worth $625,592,443, according to Equilar figures cited by The New York Times.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
An aisle seat 33 in block 146, row 32 of the lower deck listed as easy access standard was listed at $207,000, while a category two seat in the last row of the uppermost third deck was listed at $138,000 for block 310, row 26, seat 23.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
The uppermost registers are just crisp enough to provide clarity and presence, despite the massive low-end.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
If the stock price reaches the uppermost ceiling in the award, the options would be worth $625,592,443, according to Equilar figures cited by The New York Times.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
An aisle seat 33 in block 146, row 32 of the lower deck listed as easy access standard was listed at $207,000, while a category two seat in the last row of the uppermost third deck was listed at $138,000 for block 310, row 26, seat 23.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uppermost
Adjective
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Yet signs of progress emerged in January, when Orrick lauded Lee and her decision to install the city’s former inspector general, Michelle Phillips, as an official in the department’s top ranks who reports directly to the mayor.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Hingham’s Callie Crean finished second at plus-8 while Bishop Feehan’s Hanley Correia rounded out the top three at plus-9.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Accessibility The main areas and entrance are wheelchair-accessible, with elevators to upper rooms and levels.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Mars, however, lost most of its global magnetic field billions of years ago and today possesses only a much weaker, patchier magnetic environment formed when the solar wind interacts directly with the planet’s thin upper atmosphere.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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“Uppermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uppermost. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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