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by far

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. by far, far and away, out and awayadverb

    by a considerable margin

    "she was by far the smartest student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten"

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  1. by faradverb

    To a considerably large extent, easily.

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  1. by far

    By far is used as an emphasis on the extent of difference or superiority of something in comparison to others. It indicates that something is significantly greater, better or bigger than other things you are comparing it to.

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  1. barfy

  2. farby

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of by far in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of by far in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of by far in a Sentence

  1. Peter Ben Embarek:

    So far close to 100 of the 225 passengers have been identified and contacted.

  2. Marty Moore:

    This piece of legislation is by far the most direct attack we've seen on freedom of expression and freedom of conscience and religion, the Charter violations present in this bill are very concerning.

  3. Eddie Rosario:

    The only difference so far is it’s been colder than I expected in Cleveland.

  4. Kendall Almerico:

    This really is not a question of legal precedent, but more one of how far can people push the boundaries of asking for voluntary donations without really having a cohesive plan as to where the money will go, this is an ‘ all-or-nothing ’ campaign, so if he does not raise $ 1.6 billion, everyone gets refunded. But imagine if he received $ 10 million in donations, and did a ‘ flexible funding ’ campaign where he actually gets the money, even if he did not reach the goal ? What would happen then ? That is the real problem, is if some scam artist tried to take advantage of a situation like this.

  5. Pat Cash:

    The players certainly felt unsettled, it's not a normal preparation, probably far from what they would normally like to have.


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