far side
noun
1
: the farther side
the far side of the lake
2
or farside
: the side of the moon away from the earth
the lunar farside
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The complaint alleges that during lunch, Barney’s students had to sit on the far side of the cafeteria, separated from the other kindergarten classes.
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Chaewon Chung
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
The four-person crew traveled nearly 700,000 miles and looped around the far side of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Today's announcement comes just two months after the end of Artemis 2, which flew NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day mission around the moon's far side and back to Earth.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Then, let the rest of the scene in, near and far, including the far sides of your peripheral vision, and even your own body in the space.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
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Chaewon Chung
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
The four-person crew traveled nearly 700,000 miles and looped around the far side of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Today's announcement comes just two months after the end of Artemis 2, which flew NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day mission around the moon's far side and back to Earth.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Then, let the rest of the scene in, near and far, including the far sides of your peripheral vision, and even your own body in the space.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for far side
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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