AWOL
1 of 2adjective or adverb
sometimes not capitalized
: 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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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
The spark seemed to fade, then the extra effort went AWOL.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
By the end, Bruegel is dead, the Croat is AWOL and the Dama and Hershel are on their own.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
For some readers, all this will be an invitation to go AWOL.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Noun
And there is no assurance, as recent examples indicate, that DJS will even learn that a youthful offender wearing an ankle monitor is AWOL.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
The spark seemed to fade, then the extra effort went AWOL.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
By the end, Bruegel is dead, the Croat is AWOL and the Dama and Hershel are on their own.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
For some readers, all this will be an invitation to go AWOL.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AWOL. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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