as in mile
a long distance
the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar
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Recent Examples of afar
Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2019
Grey Worm was largely motivated to violence by Missandei's death, but seeing the damage from afar could shift his loyalties.
—Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2019
Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
According to Front Office Sports, this has been a point of contention and there are speculative reasons for why Sanders is standing afar.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
What has become of our beautiful-from-afar, but gross-up-close city?
—Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2019
Grey Worm was largely motivated to violence by Missandei's death, but seeing the damage from afar could shift his loyalties.
—Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2019
Adverb
The compact, boho-style bag is ideal for festivals, keeping documents safe and for adventures afar.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
According to Front Office Sports, this has been a point of contention and there are speculative reasons for why Sanders is standing afar.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afar
Noun
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The victims, all elementary school students, got into difficulty in a frozen pond in Bonham, a city about 60 miles northeast of Dallas, triggering a desperate effort by their mother and a neighbor to save them, FOX 4 reported.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Analysts say Russian President Vladimir Putin is in no rush to find a settlement, despite his army's difficulties on the roughly 600-mile front line.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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At the State Department, the shutdown will not have a significant effect for the general public, in the United States or abroad.—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The allegations span from 2016 until 2022 during which Reina is accused of using his position to divert funds to fund lavish trips abroad, pay his children’s tuition and extensive renovations to his West Sacramento home, prosecutors said in a statement Thursday.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Later, after numerous back-and-forth iterations, the AI might start to veer afield of the stipulation.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Also further afield is the surreal petrified forest of Puruña and the Pillones waterfalls.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Writing in his journal, Cook noted that the Rapanui grew sweet potatoes, yams, taro, plantains, and sugarcane, all of which his crew had eaten elsewhere in the Pacific.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Alas, although this piece has been seen elsewhere, this festival run was the one hometown outing to date.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The resulting internal strain caused the layers to peel apart and curl into tight scrolls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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The film stars Claire Foy as Helen, an academic whose life falls apart when her photographer father (Brendan Gleeson) dies.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The Post’s second bet is on the viability of text at a moment when fewer people are reading articles online, and as tech platforms are cannibalizing search traffic and directing users away from news.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Sebastian can’t resist the possibility of finally doing away with the Beast for good, nor the possibility of reuniting with Antoine—dark secrets and Sebastian’s indwelling demon Sarmodel be damned.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afar. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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