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ceiling

[see-ling] / ˈsi lɪŋ /


NOUN
maximum
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“For Ellie and I there’s a really high ceiling with our older siblings and we try to live up to that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

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

"Pump prices should not have to follow every swing in global crude or the exchange rates," Oyedele said, adding that the government was "negotiating a ceiling of 1,350 naira a litre".

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Dirt fell from the ceiling as she tugged the slender glass tube free from the gnarly hand jutting out from the ceiling.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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

The primary suite offers its own private escape, complete with vaulted ceilings, a fireplace, and a remodeled walk-in closet.

From MarketWatch ● 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

Her friend, Sacha, said the ceilings in Marseille's schools were leaking and conditions were generally rather poor, "so we can't really work a lot of time".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Instead of a second floor, the ceilings shot all the way up, and somehow every wall was made of sparkling glass.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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