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Examples of furthest in a Sentence
this belongs in the aisle furthest from the cash registers
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Those with credible national central banks have pushed this experiment furthest.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2021
Those who can engage, train, and incentivize their senior technicians to help in this regard are likely to be the ones who go the furthest in addressing the crisis and minimizing the knowledge gap that currently exists between what is and what is not codified.
—Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Paychecks are furthest behind in education (13.6%), construction (14.1%) and financial activities (14.3%) during that same timeframe.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
Watch on Deadline At the end of each episode, the contestant who places an X on a map furthest from the actual location packs their bags.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of furthest was
in the 14th century
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“Furthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furthest. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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furthest
adverb or adjective
fur·thest
ˈfər-t͟həst
: farthest
More from Merriam-Webster on furthest
Nglish: Translation of furthest for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of furthest for Arabic Speakers
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