: the inmost part
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Adjective
She revealed her innermost feelings.
the innermost part of the cave
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
By then, Israeli intelligence had planted a bomb in a Revolutionary Guards guest house that, in addition to killing the political leader of Hamas in Gaza, also demonstrated its ability to penetrate the innermost sanctums of the Iranian regime.
—Richard Hall, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
But her singularity really became apparent when, in a night very much devoted to crowd-pleasing, Erivo took some time to please her own innermost muse, trusting that the crowd that had paid four figures each to attend would go along for the detour.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The scientists found the three innermost stars are more massive and hotter than the sun, while the outermost component, the fourth star, is cooler, less massive and thus similar to the sun.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
By then, Israeli intelligence had planted a bomb in a Revolutionary Guards guest house that, in addition to killing the political leader of Hamas in Gaza, also demonstrated its ability to penetrate the innermost sanctums of the Iranian regime.
—Richard Hall, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
The ultra-hot super-Earth, TOI-561 b, is the innermost of at least three planets circling a 10-billion-year-old star located about 280 light-years from Earth.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
But her singularity really became apparent when, in a night very much devoted to crowd-pleasing, Erivo took some time to please her own innermost muse, trusting that the crowd that had paid four figures each to attend would go along for the detour.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Innermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innermost. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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