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as in farthest
most distant from a center
supreme power that extended to the utmost points of the empire
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as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
she is a successful leader who deserves the utmost respect
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Recent Examples of utmost
Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
The founder's namesake brand's latest creation has an invisible finish (as someone with melanin-rich skin, this was of the utmost importance to the founder) and goes beyond protecting skin thanks to Kashmiri saffron, a Ayurvedic ingredient revered for its ability to repair the look of dark spots.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 1 May 2025
Emily Langer, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
But having done his utmost to kill the two-state solution for most of the past decade, Netanyahu now waits, shovel in hand, to bury it.
—Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2020
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Adjective
Jn 3:30), to spend oneself to the utmost so that all may have the opportunity to know and love him.
—Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
The founder's namesake brand's latest creation has an invisible finish (as someone with melanin-rich skin, this was of the utmost importance to the founder) and goes beyond protecting skin thanks to Kashmiri saffron, a Ayurvedic ingredient revered for its ability to repair the look of dark spots.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
Knowing that every letter was precious, the women of the Six Triple Eight did their utmost to identify recipients, processing up to 195,000 pieces of mail per day.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
But having done his utmost to kill the two-state solution for most of the past decade, Netanyahu now waits, shovel in hand, to bury it.
—Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utmost
Adjective
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That's close to the farthest point in its orbit, which is 252,088 miles away, according to NASA.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2023
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Shortly before entering that orbit, NASA says Orion will travel 57, 287 miles beyond the moon at its farthest point from the lunar surface.—
Lee Roop | lroop@al.com,
al,
23 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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The company continues to offer Google One subscription tiers for file storage, but without most AI features, at lower prices.—
Kenrick Cai,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Like most of Musk’s companies, xAI doesn’t typically respond to reporters’ requests for comment and had remained silent on the matter until its post late Thursday.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Despite the rising frequency of double hurricanes, the insurance add-on allows for a maximum of one hurricane payout and one, lower, tropical storm payout per policy per season.—
Rose Schnabel,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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An Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System investment panel of trustees on Thursday authorized the investment of a minimum of $25 million and up to a maximum of $50 million of system funds in... Subscribe to continue reading, or log in.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2025
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There will be protests and lawsuits, but several brands ― from the old and historic to new and quixotic ― need to go, for the ultimate good of the automaker’s shareholders, workers and dealers.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The development plan, handling of Sears, project design and construction timing will be determined by the ultimate buyer.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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His 11 free-throw attempts and nine makes were personal postseason bests, both nearly doubling his season highs of six and five, respectively.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2025
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Both times were just off his personal bests in both.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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Tyler Morse, a prominent New York hotelier, donated the legal max to both Cuomo and the speaker this month, records show.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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They’re limited to EVs that meet domestic content and assembly restrictions and transaction prices ($55,000 max for passenger cars and $80,000 for trucks and SUVs), and are subject to household salary thresholds.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Utmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utmost. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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