go away
phrasal verb
went away; gone away; going away; goes away
1
: to leave a place or person
She angrily told him to go away and stop bothering her.
2
: to leave home for a period of time
They're going away on vacation.
After graduating from high school, he went away to college.
3
: to stop existing or happening : to end
I just wish there was some way to make the pain go away.
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The bottom line An overdrawn bank account won't just go away on its own.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Risk appetite hasn’t gone away, as the tech-heavy Nasdaq has done even better than the broader stock market.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Even if it is approved with a final vote next year, the threat of legal action doesn’t completely go away.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
This dilemma has not gone away.
—Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Risk appetite hasn’t gone away, as the tech-heavy Nasdaq has done even better than the broader stock market.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Even if it is approved with a final vote next year, the threat of legal action doesn’t completely go away.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
This dilemma has not gone away.
—Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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