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maxes

  • plural of max.

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Instead of one rep maxes, it’s about how many reps you can do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

The overtime deduction maxes out at $12,500 for individuals and $30,000 for married couples.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Due to mainstream media coverage, he argued, “an idea can become potent through its rapid depiction in culture—including in articles such as this one, which maxes maxxing even as it attempts to minimize it, somewhat.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

While premiums have gone up in recent years, and coverage maxes out at $250,000, the program still constitutes a security blanket on Florida’s Gulf Coast, where coverage rates are high.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2024

Overcrowding in the Department had led to the start of double-bunking in maxes a few months before.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover