at most

phrase

variants or at the most
: as an extreme limit
took him an hour at most

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Of those, two to six would become hurricanes, and a prediction that there might not be any major hurricanes this year, or at most two. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 The association, with membership in faculties at most universities, will work to identify students who could benefit from monetary help to finish their degrees, Farmer said. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 That baseline assumption — that individual choices lead to crashes, and that the infrastructure and vehicles involved are a secondary factor at most — was not an inevitable conclusion. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Traders, though, remained at least a bit skeptical of a coming rate hike in the wake of comments from Warsh last week that many market participants saw as ambiguous at most, in terms of the Fed's intentions. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at most

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of at most was in the 14th century

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“At most.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20most. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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