farthest 1 of 2

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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farthest

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adverb

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Recent Examples of farthest
Adjective
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
Adverb
The stormy area farthest east (circled in red above) is steadily organizing and has a high chance of strengthening into a tropical depression or tropical storm Thursday or Friday. Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025 The original objective of the new Gulfstream, an update of the popular G650ER, was simply to secure its position as aviation’s farthest-flying business jet with a range of 8,000 nautical miles. J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farthest
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Adverb
  • A number of British health leaders signed an open letter last week calling for the bill’s passage, and decrying delays in the process so far.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This year has also been the deadliest on record for people in immigration detention since the early 2000s, with at least 20 people dying so far.
    NPR, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The research team claims that their strategy offers a novel approach to developing high-performance cathodes capable of operating under extreme temperatures.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The scale runs from G1, minor, to G5, extreme.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • The soft, breathable cotton blend fabric floats away from the body and can be worn both over a shirt and under a jacket.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Freddie nearly stepped away from baseball in 2024 after his son Max was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Farthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farthest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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