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
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.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
The corona is the sun’s outermost atmosphere.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The outermost layer of skin (epidermis) has been exfoliated, revealing newer, more sensitive layers underneath.
—Essence, 8 Jan. 2026
The zest is really just the outermost, colorful part of the fruit.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
The corona is the sun’s outermost atmosphere.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The outermost layer of skin (epidermis) has been exfoliated, revealing newer, more sensitive layers underneath.
—Essence, 8 Jan. 2026
The zest is really just the outermost, colorful part of the fruit.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
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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 28 Feb. 2026.
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