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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
Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The exchange marks a little less than two months away from the general election.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
The tone was set from the moment the away team arrived.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The exchange marks a little less than two months away from the general election.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
When Burckhardt traveled with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits for away games, Diane and Keith paid for their own seats on the flight.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
The tone was set from the moment the away team arrived.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for away
Adverb
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On fourth down, Chargers quarterback Corin Berry evaded multiple Corona del Mar tacklers and scrambled for positive yardage, but was tackled short of the first down by Scott Anderson to give the Sea Kings the ball to close out the game.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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On the crucial fourth down, Mission Bay handed the ball to Jevyn Higman, who’d bounced it to the outside for a 43-yard score.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cooper then reaches the far sideline from the opposite hashmark to force Daniels out of bounds for no gain.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Unite the Kingdom protest was organized by far-right political activist Tommy Robinson.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On second-and-goal from the 6-yard line, Prescott found Pickens on a quick out route that just reached over the end zone for the go-ahead score.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
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Payton needs to out-coach Shane Steichen.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Late that night, long after the Temple Burn, some attendees had gone back out for one last night of partying on the playa, while others hung out in the relative quiet of open camping, with the ever-present thump of EDM far off in the distance.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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In his lab, McKnight’s studies of gene regulation led to the identification of the leucine zipper, a transcription factor that regulates how the expression of cellular genes is turned on and off.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To bring families who are apart and heal them.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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Pour out a bit of suede cleaning liquid (or an acid like white vinegar) onto a dry cloth, rubbing it into the shoe’s upper to lightly dampen the affected suede and break apart particle clumps.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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He was initially described as being cooperative with police when Ana Walshe went missing but was soon arrested and charged with her murder.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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An unknown amount of people remain missing.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Always a devoted and charismatic husband and fun-loving dad, Bruce, 70, was becoming uncharacteristically removed and experiencing language issues, including the return of a childhood stutter.—
Elizabeth Leonard,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the stay is warranted by the Supreme Court's decisions to stay injunctions ordering the reinstatement of removed officers.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Frequently, capital comes with deep industry roots — a former music executive backing a music startup, or a healthcare veteran funding a medtech company.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Subprime borrowers and deep subprime borrowers are not likely to buy new cars.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/away. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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