as in farthest
most distant from a center
the outermost ring of listeners had trouble hearing the concert
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This morning, surgeons at the University of Manchester temporarily placed a thin, Scotch-tape-like implant made of graphene on the patient’s cortex—the outermost layer of the brain.
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Emily Mullin, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2024
The interceptor missile, which can destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles, would use force of impact rather than an explosive warhead to intercept the target, which is similar to hitting a bullet with a bullet, in the outermost region of Earth's atmosphere.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Zest references the outermost peel of the lemon – so not the fleshy white interior that can sometimes taste bitter – and it is often finely grated.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
The spacecraft's instruments captured the sun's grainy surface in visible light while also mapping its magnetic field, tracking the direction hot material on the surface is flowing and snapping a mesmerizing image in ultraviolet light of the sun's outermost layer, known as the corona.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Emily Mullin, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2024
The interceptor missile, which can destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles, would use force of impact rather than an explosive warhead to intercept the target, which is similar to hitting a bullet with a bullet, in the outermost region of Earth's atmosphere.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Zest references the outermost peel of the lemon – so not the fleshy white interior that can sometimes taste bitter – and it is often finely grated.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
The spacecraft's instruments captured the sun's grainy surface in visible light while also mapping its magnetic field, tracking the direction hot material on the surface is flowing and snapping a mesmerizing image in ultraviolet light of the sun's outermost layer, known as the corona.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outermost. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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