across from
idiom
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
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Your celestial ruler is sitting directly across from you in Aries, but this doesn’t make its vivacious presence any less enticing.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Go deeper: Charlotte's Uptown train station is likely years away from completion
Charlotte Transportation Center: The CTC, distinct from the Gateway Station, is the existing main bus station in Uptown, across from Spectrum Center.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
Near it, a woman sat in the lotus position, while a man stretched out on his back across from her.
—David Rabe, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
The development, named Union 93, was originally envisioned as having 350 apartments, some businesses, and a plaza across from Meridian City Hall on Broadway Avenue and Main Street.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Go deeper: Charlotte's Uptown train station is likely years away from completion
Charlotte Transportation Center: The CTC, distinct from the Gateway Station, is the existing main bus station in Uptown, across from Spectrum Center.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
Near it, a woman sat in the lotus position, while a man stretched out on his back across from her.
—David Rabe, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
The development, named Union 93, was originally envisioned as having 350 apartments, some businesses, and a plaza across from Meridian City Hall on Broadway Avenue and Main Street.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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