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
oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Jupiter is around 600 million miles away from Earth.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2022
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
The effects were most pronounced among women in certain groups — Black and Hispanic women, women without a college degree, and women living farthest from a clinic.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The comet Tempel-Tuttle, which last passed through the inner solar system in 1998, has just passed its farthest point from the sun and is now on its inbound leg of its journey around the sun.
—oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Jupiter is around 600 million miles away from Earth.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2022
Adverb
That means that the weight that’s closest to your hands will be the easiest to move and that the weight that’s farthest away will be the hardest.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
The effects were most pronounced among women in certain groups — Black and Hispanic women, women without a college degree, and women living farthest from a clinic.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farthest
Adverb
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So far, Ballerina is playing decidedly male, or 63 percent, according to PostTrak.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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The New York City market has seen $57.6M spent in ads, and the Philadelphia market has seen $19.7 million. Democrats have far outspent all Republican candidates on advertising.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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In response, governments, NGOs, and the local people are striving to instill resilience into coastal communities, strengthen homes and infrastructure to better cope with extreme weather, and diversify incomes to mitigate the impact of a changing climate.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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People who are staying with family members without a lease agreement, or who have inherited property informally, have long struggled to get federal help rebuilding after extreme weather, despite the fact that such families are less likely to have home insurance.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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But those findings apply to small-by-design campuses with healthy enrollments, not schools that have shrunk dramatically as families have moved away.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
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The bass-drum beat of multiple explosions could be heard as far away as neighboring Jordan.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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“Farthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farthest. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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