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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Thus far, the band has played at Phoenix Innovation Park at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, a farm in Ames, Iowa and in Los Angeles.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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But despite air support, Somalia’s army remains far from being able to maintain security on the ground, Langley acknowledged.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Hazards differ according to geography, but include flooding, wildfires, extreme heat, storm surges, and other severe weather events.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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As a result, military training installations have had to adapt their training schedules to avoid the hottest times of day to mitigate the health risks associated with extreme heat.—
Bella Kubach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Part 1: in 1904, a family friend, General Kuropatkin, is entertaining young Nabokov with a trick involving matches when he is suddenly called away to the Russo-Japanese War.—
Elif Batuman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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“Farthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farthest. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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