as in remotest
most distant from a center
for privacy and quiet, we requested a hotel room that was farthest from the elevator
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Recent Examples of farthest
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
That means that the weight that’s closest to your hands will be the easiest to move and that the weight that’s farthest away will be the hardest.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Jupiter is around 600 million miles away from Earth.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2022
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Adjective
And starting at the point farthest away from a new election cycle gives allies courage to try big things and adversaries reasons to hedge their bets.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
That means that the weight that’s closest to your hands will be the easiest to move and that the weight that’s farthest away will be the hardest.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
The comet Tempel-Tuttle, which last passed through the inner solar system in 1998, has just passed its farthest point from the sun and is now on its inbound leg of its journey around the sun.
—oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Jupiter is around 600 million miles away from Earth.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farthest
Adverb
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So far, the country's outbound shipments have held up relatively strong over the past two months, as exporters pivoted to alternative markets, notably Southeast Asian countries and European Union nations.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
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Fact can only get you so far, and fiction can get you further.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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The evidence is overwhelming that links extreme heat and air pollution to climate change.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Whether the Ferriers are on foot or in a car, the director choreographs spectacular carnage around them, a visceral cocktail of alien death rays turning their victims to dust, or city infrastructure being demolished with extreme prejudice.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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Its body measures just 7 feet (2.1 m) long thanks in large part to a vertical rear wall that does away with the typical tailgate galley.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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Creative Problem-Solving Take away the technical barrier and the next challenge is knowing what to build.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Farthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farthest. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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