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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
Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Police are combing through a Chicago condo searching for clues in a double murder case that started more than 300 miles away.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
These teams have met only three times, and while Inter Miami won their only MLS fixture to date, the Whitecaps knocked the Herons out of the CONCACAF Champions League back in May after back-to-back home and away wins.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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Adverb
There was nobody to meet us; the jeep that had been scheduled to pick us up had gotten stuck about ten miles away and would take another two or three hours to arrive.
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And as the away games get colder and colder, McDaniel just wants to keep the focus on the opponent rather than the weather.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for away
Adverb
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Their drive extended when Jalen Hurts found Dallas Geodert to convert a fourth down for the third time on the day.—
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By the end of the year, the Gallup Economic Confidence Index, which measures views of the economy and its future, stood at a whopping negative 33, down nearly 20 points since spring.—
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Batherson had yet another chance to break the deadlock later in the same powerplay, but found the far post with a wide open net in front of him.—
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Again rally in Madrid was attended by far-right representatives from all over the continent.—
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The resort has teamed up with local partners like Pieces of 8 boat tours to offer guests day trips to the Bahamas' out islands of Exuma and Eleuthera– where visitors can swim with pigs or feed iguanas in their natural habitat.—
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Best interception Cornerback Kani Walker saw a quick out route late in the first half against Auburn and jumped a pass from Jackson Arnold, his former teammate at Auburn, for an interception at the Arkansas 11 with the Hogs ahead by four points.—
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To safely transport your new baby home from the hospital, consider the Peg Perego City Loop Infant Car Seat & Stroller Combo, which comes with a stroller and is 20% off.—
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Remember, a hard freeze will still damage them, turning them mushy and off-colored.—
Adjective
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Pull-apart rolls are great as a party appetizer, for a potluck, or even as a meal with a soup or side salad.—
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In recent years, my sisters and I will take turns trying a new appetizer like Buffalo chicken dip or a pull-apart cheese bread.—
Adjective
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Perilous Voyages More than 5,100 Rohingya have taken boats to leave Myanmar and Bangladesh between January and early November this year, with nearly 600 people reported dead or missing, according to data from the UN Refugee Agency.—
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As of Friday, nine people remain missing, who are believed to have been in the area at the time of the crash, ABC News and WAVE reported.—
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The removed files reportedly also show various works of art, including those containing nudity.—
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An edited version added her name and removed references to other relatives.—
Adjective
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This design helps the sensor capture bright highlights and deep shadows in the same frame.—
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This could be easily written off as the financial mismanagement of youth, but taken as a whole, Gen Z’s outlook on the economy is at once a rejection of conventional wisdom and a deep, almost subconscious absorption of the commodification of everything.—
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“Away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/away. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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