furthest

adverb or adjective

fur·​thest ˈfər-t͟həst How to pronounce furthest (audio)

Examples of furthest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 The winter solstice marks the day when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, a line that is located at 23.5 degrees south of the equator and runs through countries like Chile and Australia, and is furthest away from the sun. TIME, 21 Dec. 2023 Europe has been one of the regions furthest ahead in regulating A.I., having started working on what would become the A.I. Act in 2018. Adam Satariano, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Mar. 2024.

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furthest

adverb or adjective
fur·​thest ˈfər-t͟həst How to pronounce furthest (audio)

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