as in farthest
most distant from a center
the outermost ring of listeners had trouble hearing the concert
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Recent Examples of outermost
After watering deeply, sprinkle the fertilizer away from the center trunk, focusing on the area near the outermost branches or drip line.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
Coronal mass ejections are large bursts of plasma and magnetic field that escape from the sun’s corona, or outermost layer of atmosphere.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
The outermost layer was a navy blazer which flared out dramatically and folded; the jacket also fastened with a single button and featured a patterned trim.
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Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
29 May 2026
Any celestial body found beyond the orbit of Neptune – our solar system's outermost planet – is considered a trans-Neptunian object.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
Coronal mass ejections are large bursts of plasma and magnetic field that escape from the sun’s corona, or outermost layer of atmosphere.
—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
The outermost layer was a navy blazer which flared out dramatically and folded; the jacket also fastened with a single button and featured a patterned trim.
—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
29 May 2026
Any celestial body found beyond the orbit of Neptune – our solar system's outermost planet – is considered a trans-Neptunian object.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for outermost
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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outermost. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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