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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outermost
farthest
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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
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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 18 Jul. 2025.
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