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as in far
not close in time or space
the store is far away from here Passover is still three months away
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Recent Examples of away
Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Days after the Ohio Congressman, a supporter of Ukraine and NATO, stood feet away from the president-elect, grinning and with his thumb up, House Speaker Mike Johnson ousted him as chair of the House Intelligence Committee–reportedly at Trump’s request.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Sometimes the Chiefs faithful will do the chop at away games, at Chiefs bars and sometimes even at weddings.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
In a clip of one of the instances, the principal can be seen lifting a young student up and away from the court while guiding the other to do the same.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Days after the Ohio Congressman, a supporter of Ukraine and NATO, stood feet away from the president-elect, grinning and with his thumb up, House Speaker Mike Johnson ousted him as chair of the House Intelligence Committee–reportedly at Trump’s request.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Summit’s next contest is an away game vs. Everman at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Sometimes the Chiefs faithful will do the chop at away games, at Chiefs bars and sometimes even at weddings.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for away
Adverb
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Support for a TikTok ban has steadily declined, as Pew notes the 32% now backing a TikTok ban is down from 50% who supported it in March 2023 and 38% in fall 2023.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Aligned with this strategy, in the first nine months last year, Stone Island’s wholesale channel was down 22 percent to 156.7 million euros, while its direct channel grew by 26 percent to 135.7 million euros.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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From far Western Europe, the partial lunar eclipse phase preceding totality will be most of the main event.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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In response to the rise of populism or the far right, the centrist parties tend to close ranks, and that in turn strengthens both far-left and far-right parties even more.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The indoor and outdoor amusement district, which spans 20 acres, is an out-of-this-galaxy experience filled with events, attractions, interactive art installations, design, retail, technology, bars and restaurants.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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There’s something fundamentally paleo about Basso, from his out-of-another-era firm handshake to his not carrying a cellphone.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Courtesy of Microsoft Tap the gear icon (top right) on any child profile on mobile to turn features like activity reporting, web filters, and app limits on or off.—
David Nield,
WIRED,
20 Jan. 2025
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Government employees also typically get Inauguration Day off.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Since 2005, the Savage Stone Quarry has mined a mineral called Baltimore gabbro, which is used for road beds, riprap and airport runways, by blasting apart chunks of rock in a large open pit, situated between Interstate 95 and Route 1.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
5 July 2024
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But oxygen can arise from other processes: Sunlight could break apart water in the planet’s atmosphere, for example.—
Elise Cutts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Sep. 2023
Adjective
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On December 7, her 17-year-old husky, named Lady, sadly went missing and Cuffe is still searching for her.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Most notably, the episode revealed the whereabouts of two characters that had been missing – Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira).—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Multiple storage lockers at the facility were found with removed locks and missing gear.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
11 Jan. 2025
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In the Manhattan fire, Gaffney used a removed door as a shield to move through a raging fire to find a pregnant woman and a child, who were both unconscious.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There are various types of landslides, including a mudflow, in which water rushes down with only mud, and is generally less than 15 feet deep.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Updating leadership programs requires a deeper alignment with organizational strategies and critical processes.—
Dave Barnett,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/away. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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