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Recent Examples of optimal
The club wants to help Estévez return to optimal levels.
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Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
The proof was in my Oura ring sleep score—96% and optimal restfulness.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
The tilting 10-inch touch screen offers optimal viewing angles and access to hundreds of iFIT classes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Carlos Mendoza didn’t get many opportunities to deploy his optimal Mets lineup during spring training.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
The proof was in my Oura ring sleep score—96% and optimal restfulness.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
The tilting 10-inch touch screen offers optimal viewing angles and access to hundreds of iFIT classes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Carlos Mendoza didn’t get many opportunities to deploy his optimal Mets lineup during spring training.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimal
Adjective
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Engineering Engineering, the application of science to the optimum conversion of the resources of nature to the uses of humankind.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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And for a 39-year–old, who worked hard to get into optimum shape and tweak his swing to make concessions for how his body was aging, that’s not a bad thing.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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On the hotel's top floor, this is the kind of space that hosts heads of state, celebrities, and executives who require maximum grandeur.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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More than a thousand other records were set for daily maximum temperatures or warm overnight lows.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Apple has somehow emerged from the global hardware shortage as a value buy, with its MacBook Neo offering an excellent modern computing experience for a mere $600.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Harbor locals should boast that one of the county’s singularly excellent pizzerias is in their backyard.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His disaffection baffles his acquaintances and pains his tubercular wife (a superb Quinn Jackson), whose doctor (Lambert Tamin) has only contempt for her husband’s agonizing.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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UConn's superb sophomore already has five points in the first four minutes of this semifinal, including a 3-pointer.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The resort stands in a prime oceanfront position on the southern edge of pretty San José del Cabo, just a 20 minutes’ drive from Los Cabos International Airport and 5 minutes from the artsy town center itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Since the location on Second Avenue near Wynwood Walls was prime real estate, Becherano said the market was only supposed to be there for two years.—
Amanda Rosa
March 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Tarris Reed, the regional’s most outstanding player, scored 26.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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Shawsheen Tech wrestling star and Billerica resident James Tildsley finished fourth in the 152-pound division to cap one of the most outstanding high school careers in Massachusetts history.—
Barry Scanlon,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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City spokesperson Helena Poleo said special event permits are common, and that the Ultra Music Festival used one.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Torii Hunter, a defensive whiz who now works as an Angels special assistant and who happened to be in the dugout, was succinct in his praise for the performance.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For a Class-A ball club, the Ontario Tower Buzzers have a first-class stadium.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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The cabin layout that produced the fastest evacuation time accommodated a total of 152 passengers with two rows of first-class seats at the front, and 30 elderly passengers evenly distributed throughout the cabin.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Optimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimal. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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