as in farthest
most distant from a center
the outermost ring of listeners had trouble hearing the concert
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On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe ventured into the star’s corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — during humanity’s closest-ever approach to the sun.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The outermost section of the wharf that collapsed was under construction, and three people — a city employee and two contractors — were plunged into the water.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Parker became in 2018 the first spacecraft to enter the Sun's corona, the outermost part of the star's atmosphere that can be seen during a total solar eclipse.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Manhattan would be mostly safe, according to this projection, with only the smallest amount of water encroaching on the city's outermost edges.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The outermost section of the wharf that collapsed was under construction, and three people — a city employee and two contractors — were plunged into the water.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Parker became in 2018 the first spacecraft to enter the Sun's corona, the outermost part of the star's atmosphere that can be seen during a total solar eclipse.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Manhattan would be mostly safe, according to this projection, with only the smallest amount of water encroaching on the city's outermost edges.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outermost. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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