AWOL
1 of 2adjective or adverb
variants
sometimes awol
: absent without leave
broadly
: absent often without notice or permission
… the place looked as if its caretaker had been AWOL for some time. —
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Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Just steps from Dock Square, Michelin Key winner AWOL Kennebunkport offers cabins and suites with firepits and gas fireplaces.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Of the nearly 250 people considered AWOL from Cook County's electronic monitoring program, almost a third of them are facing charges for violent crimes.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Now in its 10th year, it is sponsored and organized by Ocean Beach businesses Hodad’s, AWOL and JockoFuel.
—Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Noun
But as the battalion prepared to depart for England, the clerk of his battery went AWOL.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Just steps from Dock Square, Michelin Key winner AWOL Kennebunkport offers cabins and suites with firepits and gas fireplaces.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Of the nearly 250 people considered AWOL from Cook County's electronic monitoring program, almost a third of them are facing charges for violent crimes.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Now in its 10th year, it is sponsored and organized by Ocean Beach businesses Hodad’s, AWOL and JockoFuel.
—Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AWOL. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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