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as in farthest
most distant from a center
spacecraft that is specially designed to explore the extreme edge of our solar system
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as in radical
being very far from the center of public opinion
their extreme political views attracted only a small band of followers
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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
in their extreme zeal the members of the cult are willing to do whatever their leader dictates
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as in extremity
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Recent Examples of extreme
Tammy Webber,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The most extreme conditions were hitting millions in France, Spain and Britain on Tuesday, where temperatures kept climbing to exceptionally high levels for early summer.
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Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Because extremes are rare, even a very large training dataset may lack certain kinds of events, or at least any examples as extreme as what might be about to happen in the real world.
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ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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What’s more, the federal government’s mapping method is arguably outdated and does not account for actual risks as climate change increases the odds of more extreme weather.
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Tammy Webber,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The most extreme conditions were hitting millions in France, Spain and Britain on Tuesday, where temperatures kept climbing to exceptionally high levels for early summer.
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Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Noun
In the last extreme, that means that one person’s exercise of their free will deprives someone else of all their rights.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Because extremes are rare, even a very large training dataset may lack certain kinds of events, or at least any examples as extreme as what might be about to happen in the real world.
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ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extreme
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That's close to the farthest point in its orbit, which is 252,088 miles away, according to NASA.
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At its farthest, the capsule was more than 268,000 miles from Earth.
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Its faith that people can rebuild their lives and start over feels almost radical today.
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That being said, the use of such transcripts requires a radical rethinking of the evidentiary landscape and the role of juror psychology.
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Although not always the case, excessive heat warnings usually coincide with heat waves.
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This does not diminish concerns about excessive screen time or the value of reducing distractions during the school day.
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The Milky Way passes through the lower extremities of the Scorpion.
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The pathologist documented extensive bruising and hemorrhage involving Joanna’s abdomen, flanks, back, buttocks, thighs and lower extremities, according to the affidavit.
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According to officials, the charge Aybar-Pena pleaded guilty to exposes him to a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment.
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She has been charged with first-degree murder and assisting self-murder, a second-degree felony in Florida punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison.
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San Joaquin County is seeing a rise in rabid bats, but public health officials said not to worry.
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The moment Rekha moves to task 9, the tone shifts into rabid competition mode.
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The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 laptop shows up ready to work with a snappy Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, insane 32GB of RAM, and spacious 2TB SSD in its (figurative) briefcase.
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Eventually, though, Lestat breaks, coming clean about his tumultuous past with first lover Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), who went insane after being attacked by Armand (Assad Zaman) in Paris in the late 18th century.
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Along with widespread highs in the 90s, the system will bring high humidity to the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, Duffus said, with more than two dozen states affected at its peak.
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The sprawling heat dome will linger over the East, particularly the I-95 corridor, and peak by Friday, just in time for the long Fourth of July weekend.
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