as in highest
being at a point or level higher than all others
the uppermost floor of the house gets very hot in the summer
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Only one musician has reached the uppermost tier on the Radio Songs roster more often than either Carey or Drake.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
This mixture may have separated into two layers, each about 5,000 miles thick, the uppermost being water-rich and the lower being hydrocarbon-rich.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The hip, which is a ball-and-socket joint at the upper thigh bone, is most likely to be fractured at its uppermost portion, known as the femoral neck.
—Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi River.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
This mixture may have separated into two layers, each about 5,000 miles thick, the uppermost being water-rich and the lower being hydrocarbon-rich.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The hip, which is a ball-and-socket joint at the upper thigh bone, is most likely to be fractured at its uppermost portion, known as the femoral neck.
—Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi River.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Uppermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uppermost. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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