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of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
the maximum amount of time needed to complete the project
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Recent Examples of maximum
Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
The effects of the solar maximum will continue to be visible here on Earth for much of 2025, explaining why this year's auroras are expected to put on a strong show.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
The organization stuck with a strategy of a maximum of four innings per start in 2024 for the Oswego East product.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Each grant varied, with a maximum of $5,000; they were announced Thursday at the MAAC campus in Valparaiso.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Parking there costs $2 for each half hour, with a maximum $20 per day maximum.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
The effects of the solar maximum will continue to be visible here on Earth for much of 2025, explaining why this year's auroras are expected to put on a strong show.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
The organization stuck with a strategy of a maximum of four innings per start in 2024 for the Oswego East product.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Each grant varied, with a maximum of $5,000; they were announced Thursday at the MAAC campus in Valparaiso.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximum
Adjective
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The reality is that most trans people in this country are poor and working class.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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For most of this week, downtown Los Angeles has been buzzing with protesters, including high school students walking out of class, who are decrying President Trump’s mass deportation plans.—
Tony Barboza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Anna Rose Layden/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images The question of who should have access to the nation's secrets is one of the utmost importance.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Upholding the integrity of the game has always been of the utmost importance to me.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There's a big difference between the Suns, who have Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal on 35% maxes and Devin Booker on a 30% max, and the Cavaliers, who have Donovan Mitchell on a 30% max, Darius Garland on a 25% max and Evan Mobley on a 25% max that doesn't even begin until next season.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The remaining three donations, all also in the legal max amount of $5,000, came from James Dolan himself on July 26, his other adult son, Ryan Dolan, on June 26, and Irving Azoff, a longtime Dolan business partner, on July 15.—
Chris Sommerfeldt The New York Daily News (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist By Liz Pelly The company brands itself as the ultimate curator, which is amusing considering that, for years after its 2006 founding, Spotify had little interest in playlists at all.—
Brad Shoup,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Traveling across Pakistan to cook and break bread with people from all over Pakistan was the ultimate coming home experience.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Maximum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximum. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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