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The phrase 'the farther' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to something that is a greater distance away, for example: "The farther we drove, the darker the sky became."
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the farther
adjective
Of or pertaining to being distant, or of greater distance in degree or of extension in time.
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The farther away, the better.
"The farther the better," he urged.
The farther away solutions seem, the farther afield voters look for solutions.
"THE farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see".
The farther apart they are, the farther the boat is going to go with each stroke.
The farther he ventures from Texas, the smaller he shrinks.
The farther east you go, the worse the farming.
And the farther north we got the colder it became.
The gains have increased the farther up you go.
Regions become more distinctive the farther they are from London.
The farther back you look, the faster kids grew up.
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