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Turning her childhood bedroom into a zone of maximal coziness—including, recently, with the addition of a white Aeron chair—was a way of asserting control.
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
This maximal turnout reflects some combination of massive campaign effort, the state’s culture of political engagement, and the fact that voters have had years to internalize their own importance, based on the knowledge that Wisconsin’s presidential elections are routinely close and consequential.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
That’s two-thirds of its own mass, and 93% of its maximal gape area.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
For maximal protein, combine peanuts, almonds, and pistachios.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
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Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
This maximal turnout reflects some combination of massive campaign effort, the state’s culture of political engagement, and the fact that voters have had years to internalize their own importance, based on the knowledge that Wisconsin’s presidential elections are routinely close and consequential.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
That’s two-thirds of its own mass, and 93% of its maximal gape area.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
For maximal protein, combine peanuts, almonds, and pistachios.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Maximal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maximal. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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maximal
adjective
max·i·mal
ˈmak-s(ə-)məl 
Medical Definition
maximal
adjective
max·i·mal
ˈmak-s(ə-)məl
1
: most complete or effective
maximal dental protection
maximal vasodilation
2
: being an upper limit
the maximal levels achieved with subcutaneous injections—W. S. Hoffman
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