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
Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Dec. 2024
One reason the December full moon is special is its proximity to the winter solstice, the point at which the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest away from the sun.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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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 first day of winter is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs when the Earth’s axis tilts farthest from the sun.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Dec. 2024
One reason the December full moon is special is its proximity to the winter solstice, the point at which the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest away from the sun.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Adverb
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The largest tremor so far was recorded on Wednesday evening, when a quake with a magnitude of 5.2 coursed through the island.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Others, if implemented, would push the powers of the presidency much further.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The more extreme Noah (Taz Skylar) wants to shed blood.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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Both California and Florida, which have always been disaster-prone states, have seen an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events over the past few years.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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These could possibly include forcing a government shutdown to push the Trump White House away from their moves toward authoritarianism and back toward a situation that elicits dialogue, negotiations, and compromise.—
Ewan Palmer,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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After its creative and commercial success elevated auteur Mike White into the pantheon of prestige showrunners, Season 2 ventured further afield, both geographically (to Sicily) and away from its home base, with excursions across the Italian isle.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Farthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farthest. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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