go (away)

verb

Definition of go (away)next
as in to separate

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  1. separate
  2. evaporate
  3. disappear
  4. flee
  5. fade
  6. melt
  7. evanesce
Verb
  • Gong then drove each victim’s Tesla to separate desert areas and burned them, the DA’s office said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • In District 1, John Park and Melinda Liu have pulled away from three other candidates in the race, but the two of them were separated by just 57 votes out of more than 14,900 votes tallied as of Friday night.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of separate
Verb
  • Behind the scenes: By then, Trump's lead in the polls had evaporated.
    Dave Lawler, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The gear’s 20 cubic cooling units are cut from a porous graphite that pulls water in; when wet, the units’ uneven surface increases the area from which moisture can evaporate, amplifying the body's natural cooling mechanism.
    Ashley Mateo, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of evaporate
Verb
  • When fall arrives, the Roberts family disappears into the woods.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Even if Harris wins, the terrifying political forces that empowered Trump won’t disappear any time soon.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of disappear
Verb
  • The driver had fled the scene by the time police arrived, according to the press release.
    Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Police released surveillance and body-camera footage showing a crowd of thousands of people in the streets when the suspect opened fire, causing chaos as people fled.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of flee
Verb
  • That paycheck or applause fades into the background as soon as a bigger challenge arises.
    Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The color also faded a little after rubbing the sheets with sandpaper.
    Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of fade
Verb
  • Earlier this year hearts melted as an owner shared how her rescue cat will only eat when her owner holds up the food bowl.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The moment that Pickford craves is when the two realms collide—the archive and the artifact—and the years in between suddenly melt away.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 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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“Go (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20%28away%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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