as in farthest
most distant from a center the outermost ring of listeners had trouble hearing the concert

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Recent Examples of outermost Just think of that: There could be hundreds of dwarf planets in the outermost reaches of the solar system. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 May 2025 Cis-urocanic acid is formed when UV light collides with molecules on the outermost layer of skin. Jay Kakade june 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2025 Astigmatism is a common eye condition where the cornea (outermost eye layer) is irregular. Carrie Madormo, Health, 30 May 2025 The assumption that had confined Penrose’s proof to the outermost layer was that energy is never negative. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for outermost
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  • That's close to the farthest point in its orbit, which is 252,088 miles away, according to NASA.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Shortly before entering that orbit, NASA says Orion will travel 57, 287 miles beyond the moon at its farthest point from the lunar surface.
    Lee Roop | lroop@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2022

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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outermost. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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