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
They are coated with a gel that picks up exosomes—tiny packages released from cells into the surrounding fluid in the outermost layer of skin.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
While physicists have a somewhat decent understanding of what nuclear material does at the densities found in the outermost layers, the cores of neutron stars remain complete mysteries.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 July 2025
The assumption that had confined Penrose’s proof to the outermost layer was that energy is never negative.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 20 July 2025
However, to prevent the flaky skin from mixing with the paste, remove the outermost layer from the clove before pressing it.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
While physicists have a somewhat decent understanding of what nuclear material does at the densities found in the outermost layers, the cores of neutron stars remain complete mysteries.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 July 2025
The assumption that had confined Penrose’s proof to the outermost layer was that energy is never negative.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 20 July 2025
However, to prevent the flaky skin from mixing with the paste, remove the outermost layer from the clove before pressing it.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 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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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
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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outermost. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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