as in farthest
most distant from a center the outermost ring of listeners had trouble hearing the concert

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Recent Examples of outermost The assumption that had confined Penrose’s proof to the outermost layer was that energy is never negative. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025 Canary Island officials travelled this week to Brussels to seek European Union funds for affordable housing in the region's outermost areas. Borja Suarez, USA Today, 20 May 2025 Frizz happens when the outermost cuticle layer of the hair shaft is out of alignment, creating a jagged look. Amanda Mitchell, Allure, 16 May 2025 It was replaced by a small plastic brace on his outermost knuckle. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outermost
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  • That's close to the farthest point in its orbit, which is 252,088 miles away, according to NASA.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Shortly before entering that orbit, NASA says Orion will travel 57, 287 miles beyond the moon at its farthest point from the lunar surface.
    Lee Roop | lroop@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2022

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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outermost. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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