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adjective

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Recent Examples of far
Adverb
Sánchez followed with another changeup, doubling up and going even further inside. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Here’s everything that’s happened so far. Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Venezuelan National Assembly member Willian Rodriguez has sharply criticized the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to Maria Corina Machado, leader of the country’s far-right opposition. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Ample natural light from the floor-to-ceiling window on the far wall brightens the entire space. Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for far
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far
Adverb
  • Elordi treated excited fans to selfies and autographs until the very last second, and del Toro spent much time doing the same to the delight of his fans.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In keeping with that, many clear protein powders available online seem to contain no fats and very few carbs (one to two grams), if any at all.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For the Yankees, this is only the start of a long offseason.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Keeping track of what both Pokémon are doing, each of their health bars, the animations for each attack and the battle log (which shows whether or not attacks have landed) takes a long time to get used to.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The clash of views and the depth of the politics involved was further underlined by Ayoub Khan, a member of parliament for the Birmingham Perry Barr constituency, signing a petition calling for the game to be called off, staged in a neutral country or held without an away crowd.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • During Monday's away game, Moody connected on four of his five field goal attempts, including the walk-off game winner.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The last six decades or so have been an extremely subtle hint, and the rest of us have cracked the code.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But Gronnemark is not alone in feeling that an approach geared around set plays, lengthy stoppages and restarts threatens to take a lot of the energy, excitement and enjoyment out of matches.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Preservé is only compatible with the Motiva SmoothSilk Ergonomix (teardrop-shaped) breast implants, which the FDA approved last year, following a lengthy clinical trial that demonstrated unprecedentedly low rates of complications.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The beginning of the series had such deep ties to the death of Riley.
    Alamin Yohannes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, in an age where anyone can turn themselves into content or media, self-producing their own persona, this theme hits even deeper than ever.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Demented cheering was broadcast on social media so loudly that many not-terribly-political Americans took notice.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Not terribly long ago, Spanish restaurants were abundant in this part of Manhattan, but a good number have died off in recent years.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Nuno’s habitual talk of ‘bonds’ and understanding feels like a distant memory.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For deep-space science, the ability to launch heavier, more complex instruments means more ambitious missions, from sample-return expeditions to Jupiter’s moons to large-scale observatories parked in distant orbits.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Far.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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