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ceiling

[see-ling] / ˈsi lɪŋ /


NOUN
maximum
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Their measurements provided some of the first estimates of the upper size limits for North American crayfish, and the results suggested that these animals may face a surprisingly consistent growth ceiling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

He went on and on, speaking to the ceiling, the floor, the saltshaker, to an invisible audience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Musk’s current trillionaire status is also a testament to how much the ceiling for wealth has expanded in the past few years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Where costs rise above the ceiling, refiners and importers will carry the shortfall and recover it later when crude prices or exchange rates allow without breaching the ceiling," he said,

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

When it reached the ceiling, I woke up.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

In 2024, a humorous video went viral on Tiktok, featuring students and teachers at one high school in Seine-Saint-Denis complaining of rundown facilities, including leaking ceilings and a lack of chairs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

He told the BBC the roof of an upper-floor classroom had collapsed, causing ceilings below to cave in as well.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Residents are believed to have exited and entered their homes via openings in their ceilings, and to have traversed the city by scrambling across their neighbors’ roofs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The wedge-shaped footprint, built to the maximum allowable area, features a ground-level studio with 16-foot-high ceilings, clerestory windows and an overhead skylight to allow for natural light.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

When I look up, Boy21 has a book in his hand and is arranging constellations on the wall using those glow-in-the-dark plastic stars—what little kids stick on their bedroom ceilings.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick


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