easternmost
adjective
east·ern·most
ˈē-stərn-ˌmōst 
: furthest to the east
… the northern tip of the island of Newfoundland, Canada's easternmost province.—
Vanda Sendzimir
Vanda SendzimirNo trip to Honolulu is complete without a drive to the easternmost point, Makapuu, about 30 minutes from Waikiki.—The New York Times
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Similarly, Seritage Growth Properties, which owns the easternmost parcel at UTC where Sears used to be, has also been shopping for a buyer for its real estate.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
By the middle of the 21st century, the average daily temperature in Wisconsin is expected to be 5 degrees warmer in most areas and 4 degrees warmer in some of the easternmost counties, including Brown and Milwaukee counties.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Moscow found little popular support, and at first, Putin ended up controlling just a sliver of Ukraine’s two easternmost provinces.
—Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Lyn Walls, 57, lives in the Maiden Lane Estate, a residential complex with a mix of public and private housing, adjacent to where the easternmost section of the new park will eventually stand.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
China and Russia also agreed less than three weeks before the Ukraine war to build a third, smaller pipeline that would carry gas from easternmost Russia to northeastern China, and construction on that project has raced ahead.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Mike Woodson’s mind was on his seniors, in the aftermath of a 66-57 defeat at Rutgers on Tuesday night that lengthened the Hoosiers’ problems with good performance in the Big Ten’s easternmost outpost for at least one more season.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
There has long been a trickle of asylum-seekers showing up at border checkpoints in Finland, which is the European Union’s easternmost member.
—Vanessa Gera and Jari Tanner, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
At its easternmost end, the Cayman Trench branches into two fault systems.
—Jordan Fisher Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
By the middle of the 21st century, the average daily temperature in Wisconsin is expected to be 5 degrees warmer in most areas and 4 degrees warmer in some of the easternmost counties, including Brown and Milwaukee counties.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Moscow found little popular support, and at first, Putin ended up controlling just a sliver of Ukraine’s two easternmost provinces.
—Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
Lyn Walls, 57, lives in the Maiden Lane Estate, a residential complex with a mix of public and private housing, adjacent to where the easternmost section of the new park will eventually stand.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
China and Russia also agreed less than three weeks before the Ukraine war to build a third, smaller pipeline that would carry gas from easternmost Russia to northeastern China, and construction on that project has raced ahead.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Mike Woodson’s mind was on his seniors, in the aftermath of a 66-57 defeat at Rutgers on Tuesday night that lengthened the Hoosiers’ problems with good performance in the Big Ten’s easternmost outpost for at least one more season.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
There has long been a trickle of asylum-seekers showing up at border checkpoints in Finland, which is the European Union’s easternmost member.
—Vanessa Gera and Jari Tanner, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
At its easternmost end, the Cayman Trench branches into two fault systems.
—Jordan Fisher Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Easternmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easternmost. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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