as in maximum
being the highest possible
The group wanted their performance to have the maximal amount of impact.
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The goldfish exercise helps relax overactive jaw muscles, reduces joint strain, and improves maximal mouth opening by reducing tightness in the temporomandibular joint.4
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
The fact that Strickland’s original structure remains standing as the anchor of Philadelphia’s Naval Square community almost 200 years after its construction is a testament to the emphasis on quality care for veterans, even if that meant eschewing maximal efficiency.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
In Appropriate, Jacobs-Jenkins’s plotting involves a little hand-waving — the money involved in a real-estate deal, for instance, comes out just right for maximal discord — and in Purpose, there is a deeper sense of authorial overdetermination.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Research suggests that creatine monohydrate improves maximal power and strength by 5% to 15%.3
Creatine increases intramuscular concentrations of phosphocreatine, a molecule essential for energy production during anaerobic exercise.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
The fact that Strickland’s original structure remains standing as the anchor of Philadelphia’s Naval Square community almost 200 years after its construction is a testament to the emphasis on quality care for veterans, even if that meant eschewing maximal efficiency.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
In Appropriate, Jacobs-Jenkins’s plotting involves a little hand-waving — the money involved in a real-estate deal, for instance, comes out just right for maximal discord — and in Purpose, there is a deeper sense of authorial overdetermination.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Research suggests that creatine monohydrate improves maximal power and strength by 5% to 15%.3
Creatine increases intramuscular concentrations of phosphocreatine, a molecule essential for energy production during anaerobic exercise.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maximal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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