Definition of outermostnext
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 Start with the outermost layer and work your way towards the center of the flower. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 July 2026 The names of foundation heads and others with resources who had shown their willingness to support the work of her organization went in the outermost ring. Literary Hub, 30 June 2026 Every few weeks, the outermost layers shed and are replaced by new cells pushed up from the base. Peter Jurich, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026 Reaching the finish line The Swift observatory is flying in low-Earth orbit, where the outermost layers of the atmosphere still exert some aerodynamic influence on satellites. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for outermost
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
  • 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 Aug. 2026.

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