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as in most
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
Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
In addition, be sure to read the maximum temperature that your parchment paper is made to withstand and don't exceed that temperature in your air fryer.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Memory bandwidth is also boosted from 135 GB/s to a maximum of 228 GB/s in the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The system, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, is moving northwest at 8 mph.
—Noun
The Heat must trim its roster to a maximum of 18 players (15 on standard contracts and three on two-way contracts) before the start of the regular season.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for maximum
Adjective
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For mono pages, most also have lower per-page costs than lasers, giving ink tank technology a strong edge for cost per page.—
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The water system is in most urgent need of financial help, according to the IBA, largely due to the rising costs of buying water from the San Diego County Water Authority and the lack of regular rate hikes prior to 2023.—
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Meanwhile, Butker’s teammates still have the utmost confidence in him.—
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Therefore, Jakab said that supporting the creative industry is of utmost importance and is an investment into Hungarian jobs, exports and the country’s overall image.—
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At its max, the Dallas site can hold 103 people.—
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The second largest stadium in the league is in Arizona with a max capacity of about 48,300.—
Adjective
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Nearly two decades of dominance, of meticulous netminding, of setting records for a franchise years away from reaching its current peak, ended without one ultimate accomplishment.—
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But additional coastal and inland impacts could occur, based on Imelda's ultimate forward path.—
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“Maximum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximum. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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