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by far

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  1. Also, far and away. To the greatest degree, by a large margin. For example, She is by far the most experienced member of the cast, or, as Anthony Trollope wrote, “He was far and away the cleverest of his party” (The Duke's Children, 1880). The first term dates from the late 1700s, the variant from the mid-1800s. Also see by half.

Example Sentences

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But he is by far Peru’s most influential and trusted economic actor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The CSU survey was not specific to ChatGPT, but found it to be by far the most popular AI tool.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

That’s by far the highest among the 11 sector funds that make up the S&P 500 index.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"I've worked on many ion channels, and TMEM175 is by far the strangest of them all," says Dr. Oliver Rauh, who moved from TU Darmstadt to H-BRS to work in the research collaboration CytoTransport.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

He deserves his own page because he is by far the best bed dancer I've ever seen.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds

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