- plural of extreme.
extremes
Example Sentences
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In the meantime, some aficionados are going to extremes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Instead of two heavy ends, you’d try to pull a quarter of the money from each of those extremes and ease it toward the middle.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Bees can thermoregulate themselves by moving heat around their body while in flight, but extremes of temperature can affect their health.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Western Europe this year experienced its hottest June on record as a searing heatwave swept across a continent facing increasingly frequent and intense heat extremes, the EU's climate monitor said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
No suggestion that he had wasted yet another night risking his life for an ungrateful foreigner who would never be able to repay him—the Aerodrome Drop-Off Principle taken to extremes.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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