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Examples of outermost in a Sentence
The arrow hit the outermost ring on the target.
the outermost planet in our solar system
Recent Examples on the Web
Salt Spray Salt affects a hair strand by actively lifting away the cuticle, the outermost layer that protects your hair shaft from the elements.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
Shorter-wavelength ultraviolet B rays affect the outermost layers of skin, causing sunburns and tans.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
When unprotected skin gets exposed to UV rays, the cells within the skin’s outermost layer (epidermis) become damaged.
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
The insects chew away the leaves of the acacia’s outermost branches to the point of preventing it from flowering, making the overall shape of the tree’s canopy much smaller and tightly clustered than that of a normal acacia.
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Katherine Irving, science.org, 19 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of outermost was
in the 14th century
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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outermost. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
outermost
adjective
out·er·most
ˈau̇t-ər-ˌmōst
: farthest out
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