Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for extreme. Search instead for extrema.
Definitions

extreme

[ik-streem] / ɪkˈstrim /






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

When the team compared the observations with theoretical predictions, they concluded that such an extreme drop in brightness strongly indicates that the star's core collapsed and formed a black hole.

From Science Daily

Increased inflows into hedge funds, with $3.5 billion in stock purchases this year, are exacerbating extreme stock price movements.

From Barron's

An aging power grid, extreme weather and volatile fuel prices have been the main drivers of higher utility bills in recent years, said Hua.

From MarketWatch

Local authorities generally provide multiple notices and opportunities to resolve delinquent taxes before taking extreme measures such as foreclosure.

From MarketWatch

Those for the chop were "characterised by extremely advanced age, decades of human intervention, planting in restricted spaces and on land made unstable by extreme climatic events", the council said.

From Barron's