as in farthest
most distant from a center
the outermost ring of listeners had trouble hearing the concert
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Recent Examples of outermost
The outer world that broke the pattern The outermost planet appears to be rocky rather than gaseous.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
Then there’s panthenol, a skincare ingredient that dermatologists rate for boosting hydration and supporting the skin barrier, essentially the outermost layer of skin that keeps good stuff in (like moisture) and bad stuff out (like bacteria).
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 5 Feb. 2026
An ordinance introduced by the council last week would require law enforcement officers to have the name of their law enforcement agency on the outermost layer of their uniform.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2026
Together, the pair of satellites create artificial total solar eclipses that give scientists a glimpse into the corona, the outermost layer of the sun’s atmosphere.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
Then there’s panthenol, a skincare ingredient that dermatologists rate for boosting hydration and supporting the skin barrier, essentially the outermost layer of skin that keeps good stuff in (like moisture) and bad stuff out (like bacteria).
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 5 Feb. 2026
An ordinance introduced by the council last week would require law enforcement officers to have the name of their law enforcement agency on the outermost layer of their uniform.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2026
Together, the pair of satellites create artificial total solar eclipses that give scientists a glimpse into the corona, the outermost layer of the sun’s atmosphere.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outermost
farthest
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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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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outermost. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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