maximize
verb (used with object)
to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree.
maximizer
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a word derived from
maximize.
Example Sentences
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Result: whiffs of the paper-clip maximizer, an ancient AI thought experiment in which a computer ends up consuming all planetary resources pursuant to its instruction to make paper clips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Pharmacy benefit managers, co-pay accumulators and their maximizer programs have created a totally confusing system with no transparency.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2022
They remain quite the contrasts: Nadal the maximizer of potential; Kyrgios the flickering flame.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
“We’d started out with an in-app purchasing maximizer, and ended up with a nature god.”
From The Verge ● Jan. 29, 2019
Whether it happens in time depends fundamentally on the shift to a new ethic, which sees humanity as part of the biosphere and its faithful steward, not just the resident master and economic maximizer.
From Time Magazine Archive
