as in remotest
most distant from a center
for privacy and quiet, we requested a hotel room that was farthest from the elevator
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Recent Examples of farthest
New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
While few of the farthest-reaching state rules have gone into full effect, advocates for the industry want to redirect the regulation to the ways AI is used and away from the development of new AI.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Orion is expected to reach up to 270,000 miles from Earth.
—Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2022
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Adjective
By contrast, in a regular vise, all of the clamping force is concentrated on the farthest-extending point(s) on either side of the object.
—New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
While few of the farthest-reaching state rules have gone into full effect, advocates for the industry want to redirect the regulation to the ways AI is used and away from the development of new AI.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
Shortly before entering that orbit, NASA says Orion will travel 57, 287 miles beyond the moon at its farthest point from the lunar surface.
—Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Orion is expected to reach up to 270,000 miles from Earth.
—Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farthest
Adverb
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So far, at least four people have died from the attack, excluding Sanford, and several more are injured.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the team has shown plenty of grit through four games thus far.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the third quarter, Fever star Kelsey Mitchell left the court due to extreme cramping in her lower body.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the plan roundly ignores the contributions of climate change to the state's extreme heat problem.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Notre Dame had a 79-yard TD drive in the third quarter and a 52-yarder in the fourth to put the game away.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Oct. 2025
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Three victories on the spin at Old Trafford, and none so far away, also fuelled Amorim’s angst.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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