maximize
verb (used with object)
to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree.
was maximizing
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past progressiveof maximize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Success last season for us was maximizing the potential of the group, and we did that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
The company said it was maximizing production capacity.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2022
"We made a system that looked like it was maximizing profits but had higher risks and lower resiliency."
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2020
Another person I profile, Nick Winter, was maximizing his productivity to 120-hour work weeks just to see if he could, but he was also including dates with his then-girlfriend, health goals, hanging out with friends.
From The Verge ● Apr. 18, 2019
To judge from their behavior, all the rating agencies worried about was maximizing the number of deals they rated for Wall Street investment banks, and the fees they collected from them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
