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extremes

NOUN

extremity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

terminus

STRONG

acme acuteness adversity apex apogee border bound boundary brim brink butt climax consummation crisis depth disaster edge end excess extreme frontier height last margin maximum nadir outside pinnacle plight pole remote rim setback terminal termination tip top trouble verge vertex zenith

WEAK

dire straits

Antonyms

STRONG

aid base beginning blessing boon bottom center commencement good fortune good luck help inside interior middle minimum nadir opening peace prosperity start success

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In addition to carrying such a heavy weighting in the index, many semiconductor stocks are also trading near their historic extremes relative to important trend lines like the 200-day moving average.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Growing up, Perry was caught between two extremes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Writers are going to extremes to prove they didn’t use AI, in some cases adding typos or casual language to stay ahead of armchair detectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Rockefeller just took it to extremes, so that all the workers were his people.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

In most patients, Type I diabetes spurs the appetite, sometimes to extremes.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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