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
Ty Roush, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The farthest full moon of the year will be April’s, at a distance of more than 252,000 miles from our planet.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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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
If using a regular camera, National Geographic recommends using a wide-angle lens, high ISO value and focus set to the farthest possible setting.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The farthest full moon of the year will be April’s, at a distance of more than 252,000 miles from our planet.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farthest
Adverb
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Hormone-therapy research went into a tailspin, although, even at the time, a more thorough reading of the numbers revealed a far less scary picture.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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However, this season has been challenging so far, with Cindric trying to make up for a recently disappointing 28th-place finish at Atlanta.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The staff forecasts and tracks tornadoes, hurricanes, and extreme rainfall events, and is also responsible for predicting solar storms and protecting the fish, crabs, and other species that help feed the nation.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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According to Parkinson, the improbability of Lemons' survival and extreme nature of saturation diving is what originally drew him to the story.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Productive performers such as Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool fizzled out before being shipped away, and veteran acquisitions such as Allen Robinson and Mike Williams never took off.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Hartford audiences already aware, and refuse to swat it away.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Farthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farthest. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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