topmost

adjective

top·​most ˈtäp-ˌmōst How to pronounce topmost (audio)
: highest of all : uppermost

Examples of topmost in a Sentence

He was standing on the topmost step. his kite got tangled in the topmost branches of the tree
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Just five months earlier, Gaber, an animal chiropractor, had run her hands along Bear’s fur, adjusting the animal’s atlas vertebrae, the topmost vertebrae in the cervical spine. Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 The evaluations usually include scoring the AI responses for correctness (topmost priority) and possibly also scoring for quality and reasoning. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 Behind the scenes, DEI staff also offer trainings to museum staff and trustees, and offer pathways for diversifying institutional workforces, which in the US have historically skewed white, both at the topmost levels and in the ranks beneath them. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Jan. 2025 None of the topmost Western officials have mentioned Syria in their recent public comments. Emile Hokayem, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for topmost

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of topmost was in 1613

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“Topmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topmost. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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topmost

adjective
top·​most -ˌmōst How to pronounce topmost (audio)
: highest of all

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