as in farthest
most distant from a center
news of the emperor's death had spread even to the remotest corners of the empire
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Adjective
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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 -
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
Adverb
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But the loss of the Liberty’s star center before the defeat is far more important for a team looking to defend the franchise’s first title.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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So far, no conclusive evidence shows that naps themselves lead directly to an increase in mortality, according to Walia.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
19 June 2025
Adverb
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But that wasn’t the message that anti-vaccine activists took away.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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Even though these spaces feel invincible in the moment, they’re so easily taken away or criminalized.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2025
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“Remotest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remotest. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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