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Examples of furthest in a Sentence
this belongs in the aisle furthest from the cash registers
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In the 2004 race, CMU’s Sandstorm had gone furthest, completing 12 km.
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2025
Sporting director Begiristain, furthest right, has played a key role in shaping modern-day City (Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
Two years later, Haaland was still being discussed as a possible signing for Madrid by senior figures, who wanted to be kept abreast of his contract situation.
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Sam Lee, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Among all advanced industrial countries, the U.S. goes furthest in using premiums, copays, and deductibles to influence access to care.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
His low desk was shoved into the corner furthest from the windows, as if Gussow had wanted to muffle the city’s distractions.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of furthest was
in the 14th century
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“Furthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furthest. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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furthest
adverb or adjective
fur·thest
ˈfər-t͟həst
: farthest
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Nglish: Translation of furthest for Spanish Speakers
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