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Examples of outermost in a Sentence
The arrow hit the outermost ring on the target.
the outermost planet in our solar system
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The gray form of the grizzly was lumbering down the ridge, at the outermost buildings of the ghost town.
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Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
With bodies shaped similarly to the bell of a jellyfish, Dr. Lewis said, the mushroom corals spend a long time inflating the tissues on the outermost edge of their bodies before releasing them quickly.
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Jason Bittel, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The central portion of the buds that houses the drivers is rather bulbous, while a flat panel forms the outermost surface.
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PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
The outermost layers of Uranus and Neptune consist mainly of clouds of hydrogen, helium and methane, which absorbs red light, giving these planets their blue hues.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of outermost was
in the 14th century
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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outermost. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
outermost
adjective
out·er·most
ˈau̇t-ər-ˌmōst
: farthest out
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