AWOL
1 of 2adjective or adverb
variants
sometimes awol
: absent without leave
broadly
: absent often without notice or permission
… the place looked as if its caretaker had been AWOL for some time. —
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
In between that access and Saturday night, Robbins was AWOL and became a national story and punchline.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
However, an isolationist leadership board, facing an outside threat with Link’s (Thomas Doherty) militia and unable to locate an AWOL Sinatra, trigger-happily initiates full lockdown.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
That’s not to say franchises were AWOL entirely from the weekend.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The bronze soldier that once stood to Otis’ left went AWOL long ago.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
In between that access and Saturday night, Robbins was AWOL and became a national story and punchline.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
However, an isolationist leadership board, facing an outside threat with Link’s (Thomas Doherty) militia and unable to locate an AWOL Sinatra, trigger-happily initiates full lockdown.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
That’s not to say franchises were AWOL entirely from the weekend.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AWOL. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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