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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remotest
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 -
At its farthest, the capsule was more than 268,000 miles from Earth.—
Marcia Dunn,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Dec. 2022
Adverb
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Low temperatures at or below freezing are possible as far south as Texas and Florida and as far east as the Appalachians.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Care and Keeping of You did not (further) frighten or confuse me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Remotest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remotest. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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