furthest
Americanadjective
adverb
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to the greatest degree or extent
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to or at the greatest distance in time or space; farthest
adjective
Example Sentences
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Furthest along is a vaccine made by Walvax Biotechnology in Kunming, China, together with Suzhou Abogen Biosciences and the Chinese Academy of Military Science.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2022
Furthest down the road to commercialisation is probably Carbios, a French company using an engineered version of an enzyme originally found in a compost heap to break down PET.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2021
Furthest along in final-stage testing in the U.S. are a vaccine candidate made by Pfizer Inc. and Germany’s BioNTech, and another developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2020
Furthest south is the 10ft tall primary fence – a low-slung structure of rusted, corrugated steel salvaged from Vietnam war-era helicopter landing pads.
From The Guardian • Oct. 24, 2017
Furthest away in the sky were lots of little white clouds which looked like fish scales or sand dunes which had a very regular pattern.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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