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as in farthest
most distant from a center
spacecraft that is specially designed to explore the extreme edge of our solar system
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as in radical
being very far from the center of public opinion
their extreme political views attracted only a small band of followers
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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
in their extreme zeal the members of the cult are willing to do whatever their leader dictates
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as in extremity
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Recent Examples of extreme
Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
At the other extreme, Zankov turned argyle into a mix of color and geometry that reads maximalism at its best.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
However, a few unexplained puzzles remained, leading scientists to question whether the most extreme predictions of the Big Bang, including arbitrarily high temperatures and an origin from a singularity, were actually correct.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Trends observed include increases in hot extremes and extreme single-day precipitation events, declines in cold extremes, regional shifts in annual precipitation, warming of the Earth's oceans, a decrease in ocean pH, rising sea levels, and an increase in wildfire severity.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
At the other extreme, Zankov turned argyle into a mix of color and geometry that reads maximalism at its best.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Federal workers’ experiences this year with layoffs and furloughs may seem extreme.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
However, a few unexplained puzzles remained, leading scientists to question whether the most extreme predictions of the Big Bang, including arbitrarily high temperatures and an origin from a singularity, were actually correct.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extreme
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That's close to the farthest point in its orbit, which is 252,088 miles away, according to NASA.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2023
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At its farthest, the capsule was more than 268,000 miles from Earth.—
Marcia Dunn,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Dec. 2022
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Showing Up’s potentially myopic perspective contrasts significantly from Reichardt’s Night Moves, a film about radical white environmental activists whose designs of blowing up a dam backfires, causing their inept leader Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) to erratically cover his tracks.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The audience is left with a wheel-spinning story about an anthropomorphized AI finding itself—and a slew of unanswered questions about the radical science on display.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, a 15% chance of flash flooding from excessive rainfall exists along the coast from Ocean City, Maryland to Cape Cod.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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The problem arises when excessive dust, dirt, and hair accumulate around the coils, preventing them from performing their job adequately.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Oct. 2025
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In many ways, extremity has become the measure of Israeli society nearly two years after October 7.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Historically, lower extremity fracture has ranked ninth in terms of most prevalent injury.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
29 Sep. 2025
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The comebacks have been rabid and theatrical.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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That’s in character for rabid Philly fans, who once tossed snowballs at Santa Claus during a long-ago Eagles game.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Despite being found guilty, Gein was also declared insane and unable to stand trial.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Sony Bravia 8 II 65-inch Smart TV is a living room flex with its insane color, crisp contrast, and movie-theater-like sound.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gregerson’s shows her at the peak of her signature tercets, weaving together the microscopic and the grand threads of science, art, and history into wonderfully rich sonic landscapes.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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The band members credit their love for music for saving them from connecting with the wrong crowd in the '90s, when gang violence was at its peak on the city's east side, which was a popular destination for immigrants.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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For taxpayers with one child, the maximum will be $4,427, up from $4,328 in 2025.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Heat’s roster remains at the preseason maximum of 21 players.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Extreme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extreme. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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