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Examples of furthest in a Sentence
this belongs in the aisle furthest from the cash registers
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Precisely at a time when peace seems furthest away, the largely symbolic announcement stands as a desperate call to revive the two-state solution seen by most of the international community as paramount to future peace between Israel and a Palestinian state.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
The method that’s furthest along in trials is a topical gel that promises to induce temporary infertility when smeared daily on the shoulders and upper arms—without affecting mood or libido.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
His low desk was shoved into the corner furthest from the windows, as if Gussow had wanted to muffle the city’s distractions.
—Curbed, 26 Jan. 2024
However, Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp went furthest in embracing this year’s pantless street style rage in Loewe at the premiere of Dicks: The Musical.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2023
Italy, Portugal and South Korea go furthest, filling in residents’ education expenses, insurance payments, retirement savings and mortgage-interest payments, too.
—Julie Weil, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
All the more remarkable, some that pushed the envelope furthest were big-budget films produced by major companies.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2024
Then there’s another, set in the distant past, from James Mangold, though that project is the furthest away in terms of becoming a reality.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2024
Here and there giant flowers grew, glowing with a peculiar light like flickering lamps, and furthest in among the shadows moved tiny dots of cold green.
—Frances Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of furthest was
in the 14th century
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“Furthest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furthest. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
furthest
adverb or adjective
fur·thest
ˈfər-t͟həst
: farthest
More from Merriam-Webster on furthest
Nglish: Translation of furthest for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of furthest for Arabic Speakers
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