furthermost
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of furthermost
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; further, -most
Example Sentences
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During the several decades of the cold war, however, the exigencies of the east-west rivalry had offered a reason to throttle down impulses to explore freedom’s furthermost boundaries.
From The Guardian
I point across the night to the furthermost building, barely lit up.
From Literature
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But during the bright day when the soldiers searched the street he slept safely in the furthermost corner of the hut behind a pile of straw O-lan gathered to make a shield for him.
From Literature
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What I did find, in the bottom drawer of the furthermost cabinet, was a green plastic bag.
From The Guardian
Given special permission from the Tsar, Prokudin-Gorskii was able to travel to the furthermost corners of the Russian Empire and capture images never seen before.
From BBC
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