as in remotest
most distant from a center
for privacy and quiet, we requested a hotel room that was farthest from the elevator
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Recent Examples of farthest
oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Jupiter is around 600 million miles away from Earth.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2022
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
The effects were most pronounced among women in certain groups — Black and Hispanic women, women without a college degree, and women living farthest from a clinic.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The comet Tempel-Tuttle, which last passed through the inner solar system in 1998, has just passed its farthest point from the sun and is now on its inbound leg of its journey around the sun.
—oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
At its farthest point, Jupiter is around 600 million miles away from Earth.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2022
Adverb
That means that the weight that’s closest to your hands will be the easiest to move and that the weight that’s farthest away will be the hardest.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
The effects were most pronounced among women in certain groups — Black and Hispanic women, women without a college degree, and women living farthest from a clinic.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farthest
Adverb
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Scotland has so far been immune to the populist wave – but the times are changing.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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The piece far exceeded expectations, opening at $14,000 and ultimately selling for a stunning $35,200.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Eric Dane is prepared to go to extreme measures to fight ALS.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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The introduction of factory manufacturing in the developing world helped to lift over a billion people out of extreme poverty.—
Tony Morley,
National Review,
17 June 2025
Adverb
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But those findings apply to small-by-design campuses with healthy enrollments, not schools that have shrunk dramatically as families have moved away.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
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The final shot of Prey seemed to tease a big battle between the Comanches and the Predators, but perhaps those ships had merely arrived to spirit Naru (and her souvenir pistol) away.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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“Farthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farthest. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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