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as in highest
being at a point or level higher than all others
his kite got tangled in the topmost branches of the tree
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Recent Examples of topmost
Far above, and many miles away, a thin strip of white cloaked the topmost pinnacles of Mogollon Baldy — all that remained of the season’s first snow.
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Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
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
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Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topmost
Adjective
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To take Bregman’s place on the roster, the Red Sox promoted top infield prospect Marcelo Mayer, who started at third base and batted sixth in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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Other top forecasters are predicting an active season.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The integrity of the categories and the artists who genuinely lead their series deserve the utmost consideration and respect.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Run Out Of Ice From icing down the cooler to filling pitchers of ice tea or mixing up cocktails—ice is of the utmost importance, especially in the summertime in the South.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
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If all goes according to plan, the rocket's upper stage, or ship, will travel halfway around the world from Starbase, reaching an altitude of more than 100 miles before reentering the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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At the upper levels — EPs and showrunners — 56.9% are white and 25.2% are BIPOC.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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“Topmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topmost. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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