as in away
not close in time or space
growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places
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Recent Examples of faraway
The prizes were trips to faraway places.
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Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 12 May 2026
That administration established political control over key judicial institutions by stacking higher courts with friendly judges and punishing its critics with disciplinary action or assignments to faraway locations.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Want to learn more about faraway countries on free embassy tours?
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
Padres fans outnumbered Diamondbacks fans maybe 20-to-1, turning the faraway park into a home game.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 12 May 2026
That administration established political control over key judicial institutions by stacking higher courts with friendly judges and punishing its critics with disciplinary action or assignments to faraway locations.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Want to learn more about faraway countries on free embassy tours?
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
Padres fans outnumbered Diamondbacks fans maybe 20-to-1, turning the faraway park into a home game.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faraway
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Friday’s loss dropped the A’s to 10-16 at home this season, compared to 17-14 in away games.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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Goalscoring was still an issue — Sunderland are the only top-10 club to have a minus goal difference — but as the team continued to push, there were two scored at Newcastle, three at Villa and three at Everton in the last four away games.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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All are available as ground-floor garden units (timber floors; a king-size bed centered on doors opening onto a private terrace and garden) or upstairs (mirrored in layout but with plush carpets and four-poster beds; views of the surrounding gardens and distant mountains from Juliet balconies).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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This magisterial polemic demonstrates how what may appear to be distant American history remains acutely relevant.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Netanyahu’s far-right political allies, ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, have both called for a more aggressive military response.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Creating the Gerrymandering Partisan Index The GPI tracks how far seats deviate from the votes that produced them.—
Bruce Sibley,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Texas’ deep ties to cattle ranching, beef and agriculture mean comments about meat consumption likely carry more political weight here than in many other states.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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According to the report, released last week, the number of removed barriers surpassed the previous record set in 2024 by 11%.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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Ahsem Kabir, a musician who lives nearby, stopped by the building on Wednesday to check out the removed door handles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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To work around these limitations, epidemiologists in the field have turned to broader-spectrum diagnostic kits and alternative rapid assays, though shortages of testing supplies and the logistical difficulties of operating in remote outbreak regions continue to hamper response efforts.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
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The trend spans continents and price points — from a two-hour perfume class near Paris’s Île Saint-Louis to a week of felting on a remote Finnish estate.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faraway. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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