uppermost
highest in place, order, rank, power, etc.: the uppermost peaks of the mountain; the uppermost class of society.
topmost; predominant: a subject of uppermost concern.
in or into the uppermost place, rank, or predominance: The blossoms grow uppermost on the stems of these flowers; the thoughts that came uppermost to her mind.
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How to use uppermost in a sentence
When that radiation slams into Earth, it injects energy into our planet’s ionosphere, the uppermost reaches of our atmosphere, explains Guhathakurta.
How worried should we be about solar flares and space weather? | Eva Botkin-Kowacki | July 31, 2022 | Popular-ScienceIn the Nela, that means two sheets of titanal—the uppermost layer of which serves as the topsheet.
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Explainer: Our atmosphere — layer by layer | Beth Geiger | December 1, 2020 | Science News For Students“Step into the Void” is the newest attraction on the uppermost terrace of Aiguille du Midi.
A New Installation in the French Alps Allows Visitors to Walk Off the Highest Mountain Peak | Justin Jones | December 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI confess that I too approached The Casual Vacancy with that question uppermost in my mind.
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In the annals of illegitimate children born to powerful politicians, President Grover Cleveland must rank uppermost.
They embody in themselves the uppermost thought of the era that was dawning when they were written.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockHave both a feather bed and a mattress upon the bedstead, that she may place whichever she prefers uppermost.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyHow odd this was, to have her mother touch upon that very subject lying uppermost in her own heart!
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondHer voice must be uppermost; conversation becomes a contest who can speak the most rapidly.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyI had seen her many times, but we had never, except very remotely, touched upon the matter which was uppermost in both our minds.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for uppermost
/ (ˈʌpəˌməʊst) /
highest in position, power, importance, etc
in or into the highest position, etc
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