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
Whenever Cancer is not planning a faraway visit to an exotic destination, a desire to try different kinds of food, art, or culture will be incredibly strong and soul-enriching.
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Daisy Maldonado, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Moreover, the stakes in Ukraine for Moscow appear far higher than in Cold War conflicts such as Korea and Vietnam, faraway proxy fights to which the Kremlin devoted far fewer resources.
—Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
This is the mindset that thinks that geopolitical risks are things that happen in faraway places.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Behind him was the Atlantic Ocean, the last sight for perhaps millions of Angolans as they were taken to the Americas and other faraway places.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Daisy Maldonado, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Moreover, the stakes in Ukraine for Moscow appear far higher than in Cold War conflicts such as Korea and Vietnam, faraway proxy fights to which the Kremlin devoted far fewer resources.
—Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
This is the mindset that thinks that geopolitical risks are things that happen in faraway places.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Behind him was the Atlantic Ocean, the last sight for perhaps millions of Angolans as they were taken to the Americas and other faraway places.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faraway
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Five times this season Dortmund have conceded the first goal during an away game in the Bundesliga.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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While Swift has not attended a single away game of the 2024—2025 season, she's only missed one home game that directly conflicted with her final Eras Tour concert in Vancouver.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
18 Jan. 2025
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That 12-game goal drought earlier this season seems like a distant memory.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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In the not too distant past, soda options were fairly streamlined: cola, orange, or root beer; regular or diet.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2025
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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
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Narrative promises to explore whether Rebecca’s shocking actions could have deeper justification than initially apparent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
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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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
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Ireland, 23, a tourist from Virginia, was visiting a remote part of the Big Island when she was found along a fishing trail, raped and beaten and barely alive.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2025
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But seriously, the culture has been sick with thrillers about young people getting invited to remote locales for bizarre rituals among the wealthy of late.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faraway. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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