across from
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: 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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The pod exited the bay close to the West Seattle neighborhood across from downtown, where people were waiting to catch sight of them.
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CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
The shootings took place on the 3300 block of West 167th Street, in a single-family home across from a Heniff Transportation trucking lot, according to the medical examiner and Google Maps.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Katz sits next to guitarist Ethan Ives, 31, and across from bass player Seth Dalby, 34.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Stop by: 1217 The Plaza, across from Undercurrent and Calle Sol.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
The shootings took place on the 3300 block of West 167th Street, in a single-family home across from a Heniff Transportation trucking lot, according to the medical examiner and Google Maps.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Katz sits next to guitarist Ethan Ives, 31, and across from bass player Seth Dalby, 34.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Stop by: 1217 The Plaza, across from Undercurrent and Calle Sol.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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