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
Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
OpenAI’s newer reasoning models, o1 (a more powerful model, released months after o1-preview) and o3-mini did not hack at all, which suggests those guardrails may have been tightened further.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Frontier Tiny Homes At the far end of the home is a small hallway which connects to a second outdoor entrance and the bathroom.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
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Adverb
Related Articles After years of celebrating titles, Bay Area sports fans face new reality
As more changes loom, can Sharks keep season from spiraling even further?
History in San Jose?
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
OpenAI’s newer reasoning models, o1 (a more powerful model, released months after o1-preview) and o3-mini did not hack at all, which suggests those guardrails may have been tightened further.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
That far outpaces the average gain of 11% seen between 2014 and 2023.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Frontier Tiny Homes At the far end of the home is a small hallway which connects to a second outdoor entrance and the bathroom.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far
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Next month, the Academy will dutifully hand out Oscars to an array of very deserving, very human winners.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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This very small agency, established in 1985 in response to a number of terrorist attacks and threats around the world including the deadly 1983 bombings of the U.S. embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut, operates in every corner of the globe.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The actress and podcaster sported long straight honey copper hair and for her makeup, a deep red smoky eye and shiny nude lipstick.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The actor wore her long hair loose, with a subtle rosy cheek and lip.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Arsenal’s home defeat to West Ham coupled with Liverpool’s away win over Manchester City opened up an 11-point gap between the two rivals at the top of the table.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The first leg is at home March 6 and the away leg is March 13 in Jamaica.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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In extremely inaccessible areas, helicopters may drop firefighters with dry tools like rakes to impede the fire’s spread.—
Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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Freezing rain and sleet fell in Oklahoma and Arkansas, leaving roads extremely dangerous.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Apple had previously allowed end-to-end encryption of data on UK devices through its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) tool, but that ended Friday, a spokesperson said in a lengthy statement.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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Half way through the lengthy document is a directive that would obliterate an obscure but critically important calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change is imposing on the U.S. economy.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Known for a gaze that seemed to drill into our witnessing of it, going to a place deeper than most actors could reach, Hackman was capable of an intimidating brusqueness — but also a convincing tenderness.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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Several of those have also been targeted for deep budget and staffing cuts at the direction of the White House and its Department of Government Efficiency.—
Alan Neuhauser,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Our Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has said that none of these jobs eliminated at FAA were terribly critical to safety.—
Victoria Chamberlin,
Vox,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many of these names will not be terribly familiar to MLP fans, or even some die-hard pro pickleball fans.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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No problem Remember when adventure seemed like a distant memory?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Resembling a distant cousin to the truffula tree in Seussical botany, this shaft of sturdy stem with intermittent globes of golden treats is a pollinator’s dream.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Far.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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