far down
idiom
: at a low or unimportant position in a list or series
Supporting public education seems to be far down on the government's agenda.
Cleaning house ranks pretty far down on my list.
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But America is very far down that list, because America actually uses its army to invade countries rather than do parades.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
Two would involve building and operating drilling rigs on Mars, with one campaign proposing to drill as far down as five kilometers to reach subsurface regions where potentially life-bearing liquid water might exist.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Dec. 2025
How far down does this biological specialization go?
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
Both films got maligned in press narratives, before anyone saw a frame, because of budgets and the fact that Sinners rights revert back to you, Ryan, far down the road.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
Two would involve building and operating drilling rigs on Mars, with one campaign proposing to drill as far down as five kilometers to reach subsurface regions where potentially life-bearing liquid water might exist.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Dec. 2025
How far down does this biological specialization go?
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
Both films got maligned in press narratives, before anyone saw a frame, because of budgets and the fact that Sinners rights revert back to you, Ryan, far down the road.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for far down
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“Far down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20down. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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