far side

noun

1
: the farther side
the far side of the lake
2
or farside : the side of the moon away from the earth
the lunar farside
Phrases
on the far side of
: beyond
just on the far side of 40

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Profiles of the visible planets For this alignment, Mercury will be on the far side of the sun, according to EarthSky. Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025 At the same time, Amad, on the far side of the pitch, runs back to ensure United are not outnumbered, with Harry Maguire already hanging back. Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Then there’s the matter of his authoritarian socialist state – on the far side of the ideological spectrum from Trump’s rightwing MAGA movement. Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025 White got the ball on the far side of the court and drove to the basket. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for far side 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of far side was in the 15th century

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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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