as in very
to a great degree
the solid advice that if you can't say something good about a person, it is far better to say nothing at all
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as in long
lasting for a considerable time
the primitive rafts that ancient peoples built for their far journeys across the wide expanses of Oceania
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as in away
not close in time or space
the dream of someday sending manned spacecraft to explore the far reaches of our solar system
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Recent Examples of far
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
While far from the cheeriest of movies, this is a curious fate for a sensitive, transfixing drama that further showcases the talents of one of Vietnam’s most exciting modern filmmakers.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The procession of 20 seniors from the far end zone to their spots facing the stands was arranged alphabetically, beginning with Jacob Atkins and ending with Isaiah Williams.
—Paul Skrbina, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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His photography studio, not far away, was demolished.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
While far from the cheeriest of movies, this is a curious fate for a sensitive, transfixing drama that further showcases the talents of one of Vietnam’s most exciting modern filmmakers.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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On a recent Sunday on the far edge of the Outer Sunset, a cozy oceanfront neighborhood with rows of pastel bungalows, hundreds of people enjoyed a stretch of the iconic coastal road known as the Great Highway.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The procession of 20 seniors from the far end zone to their spots facing the stands was arranged alphabetically, beginning with Jacob Atkins and ending with Isaiah Williams.
—Paul Skrbina, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Glossy production values are starting to seem very 2019.Martin Kihn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Its very first, fall 1966, was shown in Milan, before later presentations in Paris, Florence, and London.Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
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The longest consecutive shutdown took place under President Donald Trump when about 800,000 federal employees went without pay for 35 days from December 2018 to January 2019.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Turns out, that level of cushioning helped the shoe feel secure and comfortable for extended periods of time, whether testers were standing for hours or enjoying long walks.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
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The backlash to the situation resulted in a threat against Slusser and added police protection for the team at all home and away games this year, Fox News Digital previously reported.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Roy Hodgson clung to his job in February 2023 despite a crushing 4-1 defeat in which he and Palace were taunted mercilessly by the home support and a section of the away contingent called for his departure.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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To prepare his crew for the extremely intimate shoot—the vast majority of Cosmopolis takes place in Eric’s soundproofed stretch limo—Cronenberg asked them to watch Samuel Maoz’s Lebanon (a film set inside a tank) and Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot (a film set almost entirely inside a submarine).Violet Lucca, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The result is a nuanced and complex spirit with an extremely long finish.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The lengthy clip also touched on the rapper’s experience with suicidal thoughts, his relationship with God, and the uptick in success he’s experienced in his musical career.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Per data from Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, Coinbase stock is within one standard deviation of its 80-day moving average, after spending a lengthy amount of time above this trendline.Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Gone is the gaunt, skeletal vampire of the 1922 film, replaced by a larger, more intimidating, master of the undead with a mustache and deep voice.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kiernan Cochran, a senior travel designer at Peru Empire by Andean and a decade-long resident of Peru, brings deep cultural expertise to the conversation.Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
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Mixed results plague almost every department, with particularly weak cinematography matching a production that seems at once wonderfully fearless and terribly confused.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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Koo, who is still with the team, is on the third year of a five-year $24.25 million contract, but kicker contracts aren’t terribly binding.Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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The new theory posits that the monument’s stones, sourced from distant regions, served as symbols of political alliances, possibly after unrest.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Doka is part of a young generation of Fort McDowell Yavapai whose lives feel distant from when Orme Dam threatened their reservation.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Far.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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