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[ adverb ] by a considerable margin
Synonyms Examples "she was by far the smartest student" "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)I would have stood there and died there if left to myself , but Cousin_Simmons grabbed my arm in his viselike grip and fairly plucked me out of there ; and_then I came_to some sanity and plunged away with such extraordinary speed that I outdistanced Cousin_Simmons by_far . |
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