maxes

Definition of maxesnext
plural of max
as in maxima
the greatest amount, number, or part at the max there will be 25 people at the party

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Noun
  • Only 15 new all-time record low temperature records were set, for either daily maximums or minimums, according to available preliminary NOAA data.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Before the website’s launch, experts told STAT that cash prices are generally higher than what patients pay through their health insurance, and noted that none of the spending on these purchases contributes to deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums.
    John Wilkerson, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
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  • And if your fourth line is Horvat between Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart, with Bennett — the Conn Smythe Trophy winner last spring — as the 13th forward sprinkled in with some shifts, well, that’s a new definition of depth at best-on-best.
    Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The two most notable team stats were points in the paint, where the Aztecs scored 52 points; and turnovers, where the visitors committed six while forcing 22, both season bests.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Maxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maxes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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