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
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The greatest elongation refers to the point when Mercury or Venus appears farthest from the sun in the sky's dome.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 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
The same effort zooms farthest on the Official Albums Streaming chart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The greatest elongation refers to the point when Mercury or Venus appears farthest from the sun in the sky's dome.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farthest
Adverb
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The group is too far from Jackson to return to the city, and Abby leads them to a lodge where her friends are hiding out.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Half Shot also got hotter to the touch than the Double Shot did, maybe because the bristles aren't as far from the internal blow dryer.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Women are being stripped of their titles and, in the most extreme cases, their rights.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Think about the weather: Between 2018 and 2023, three out of four people in the U.S. experienced an extreme weather event like a hurricane, a fire, or a flood.—
Jennifer Tescher,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Based on the altar’s design, researchers hypothesize that its creator was a highly skilled artisan from Teotihuacán, located in present-day Mexico—more than 600 miles away from Tikal.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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In-game bonus points, extra points for away wins and a shot clock to manage over rates are expected to be ratified shortly with the new cycle of the World Test Championship to start in June.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Farthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farthest. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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