go (away)

verb

Definition of go (away)next
as in to separate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go (away)
  1. separate
  2. evaporate
  3. disappear
  4. flee
  5. fade
  6. melt
  7. evanesce
Verb
  • The two later separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Emotions cooled after that, but season 47 finished strong with the signature moment of Operation: Italy, followed by a stellar penultimate episode in which separating fact from fiction never appeared harder.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of separate
Verb
  • Though imperceptible to humans, 1 degree can make the difference between bitterly cold, dry gusts of arctic air freezing the lake over or evaporating its warm surface waters.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The resulting mixture is sprayed through a nozzle, which evaporates the solvent leaving spherical particles behind that are then electrochemically treated the same way as the ground char.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of evaporate
Verb
  • For example, the Jackal has still not been paid for his successful assassination, and his wife has disappeared, leaving Redmayne to look for her and his family.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • With restaurants closed, and a complete ban on having people outside of your bubble—let alone chefs—in your home, their entire business model disappeared overnight.
    Lela London, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappear
Verb
  • Rebel fighters recently seized control of Syria, with Assad reported to have fled to Russia.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Key Background Thousands of detainees fled Syrian prisons this week after Bashar al-Assad’s government was overthrown over the weekend.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of flee
Verb
  • The Republican field hated DeSantis An initial begrudging respect for DeSantis quickly faded once the campaign got underway.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Blackhawks are fading from the public consciousness, and there’s no easy way back.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of fade
Verb
  • In a cast iron skillet, melt butter and brown sugar together.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This process melts areas of ice, incorporates oxygen into the water and allows more light to penetrate, promoting photosynthesis and further oxygen production.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of melt
Verb
  • Gilchrist replies, his voice brightening the way an ancient sun suddenly burns through an evanescing cloud.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • Other details — running water, a smudged kingfisher — appear only to evanesce.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2021
Definition of evanesce
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