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Recent Examples of utmost
Adjective
Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Musetti tried their utmost to change the script at the Italian Open, but this was always a two-horse chariot race. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Joseph is, in essence, the conductor of the Norris orchestra, trying to get each engineer underneath him to do their utmost for Norris and the car. Ian Parkes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
There are MCs out there that care and who have the utmost desire to bring the best bars, the best lyrics, the best subject matter, the best energy to every song and to every moment. Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 6 Sep. 2025 With only six days now left until the window closes, while a striker remains of utmost importance, Newcastle are also having to at least explore what is out there in the midfield market. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for utmost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utmost
Adjective
  • 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
  • At its farthest, the capsule was more than 268,000 miles from Earth.
    Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • Central to the protocol’s anti-aging effects is its impact on VO2 max, the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during exercise.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Even if you hand-water with a hose, watering in the morning not only provides the plant with water in time for the heat of the day, but also allows the maximum amount of time for the leaves to dry before the cool evening temperatures arrive.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Most of the city's 2 million population has been displaced multiple times in the past 22 months, following Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023, which claimed the lives of about 1,200 people—most of them civilians—and saw 250 people taken hostage.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Another Southern Living-favorite brand, Lodge, has multiple items on sale, including this three-piece set of cast-iron skillets that can replace (most) of your current cookware.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The ability to judge, curate, and refine AI output will be the new ultimate (and human) competitive advantage.
    Larry English, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The ultimate is an off-the-grid, island-hopping kayak camping trip.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The first-time All-Star would have career bests in ERA, WHIP (0.97) and ERA+ (131) if the season ended today.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Two editors selected it as the overall best.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • His max speed on Friday, however, didn’t get close to his 2024 level.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Find your max heart rate by subtracting your age from 220.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Utmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utmost. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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