afield
adverb or adjective
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how did we get so far afield from the subject we intended to discuss?
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Rooted in activism and a tradition of political dissent, social practice art has historically been made and shown far afield from the region’s large public institutions.
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Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Further afield for growers, there’s potential to use Machine Learning—one of four subsets of AI—to assist with grape yields, harvest projections and other viticultural activities.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Looking further afield, Comte predicted wider artistic shifts.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
The biennial event features contestants from as far afield as Egypt, Mauritius and South Korea in a sweet showdown where teams compete to create the best once-in-a-lifetime desserts.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Further afield for growers, there’s potential to use Machine Learning—one of four subsets of AI—to assist with grape yields, harvest projections and other viticultural activities.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Looking further afield, Comte predicted wider artistic shifts.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
The biennial event features contestants from as far afield as Egypt, Mauritius and South Korea in a sweet showdown where teams compete to create the best once-in-a-lifetime desserts.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Afield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afield. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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