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Synonyms

at most

Idioms  
  1. Also,. At the largest amount, the furthest limit; also, in the most extreme case. For example, She'll be finished in two weeks at the most, or It'll take two weeks at the outside, or At most the chef uses a tiny bit of pepper. The terms with most date from the 1300s; at the outside from the mid-1800s. Also see at best.


Example Sentences

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A BBC investigation has found sepsis awareness training is still not mandatory at most hospitals in Wales, and Bethan's parents fear that what happened to their daughter could still happen to others.

From BBC

"Madrid and Inter are teams who can win the Champions League, and we are a team who at most can do something incredible."

From Barron's

“Six degrees of separation is this idea that everybody in the world is at most six people removed from everybody else,” Patience explained.

From Literature

Although the education requirement to be hired as an EA at most companies is a high-school diploma, these roles are often regarded as the backbone of an organization.

From MarketWatch

Even very large events, such as Covid or the collapse of Soviet industry, at most leave a noticeable indent only on the varying annual rate of emissions increase, not overall atmospheric CO2.

From The Wall Street Journal