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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
Abhinav Anne, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Creative Problem-Solving Take away the technical barrier and the next challenge is knowing what to build.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
That changed in April when Sundowns knocked out Cairo giants Al Ahly on away goals.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Adverb
Now, without public input or clear alternatives, it is being taken away.
—Abhinav Anne, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Creative Problem-Solving Take away the technical barrier and the next challenge is knowing what to build.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
The Valkyries will hit the road for the next three games, starting with an away game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
That changed in April when Sundowns knocked out Cairo giants Al Ahly on away goals.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for away
Adverb
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To this day, no other team in finals history has gone down 3-0 to force a Game 7.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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After going down 3-1 in the bottom of the second, Lindor hit the first of the trio of third-inning homers, with Nimmo and Soto following suit to put the Mets back on top, 4-3.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Argentina, at the bottom of South America, is a country way off course, and populated mostly with the children of Europeans for whom traveling is like breathing, who miss the world, the centers of culture, so very far way.—
Suzanne Jill Levine
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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So far volumes on the continent are down 37% during the combined months of April and May.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Those qualities, if combined with consistency, will quell any concerns about his adaptability to the Premier League and the need to fine-tune his out-of-possession attributes. 7.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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But the South Dakota hospital refused to submit the bill to his out-of-state Medicaid plan, instead sending it to Wirt and eventually threatening to send the debt to a collection agency.—
Arielle Zionts,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Nope — especially with deals like this hooded topper for $100 off.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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The patio lights are turned on and off, but the birds don’t run away, the door camera shows.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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People are going around scavenging from construction sites and breaking apart wood pallets from ships that deliver food.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The girls, who ranged in age from 12 to 16, all went missing in the mid-1990s from Spotsylvania County, Va.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said Monday afternoon that divers near D.L. Bliss State Park found at about 2:40 p.m. the second of two people who went missing after the vessel flipped.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Because the island is so removed from urban congestion, there’s no light pollution to hinder the brilliance in the sky.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The removed portrait shall be stored in a secure and appropriate location, as determined by the Director of Research of Legislative Council Staff, until further notice.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What people have not always had is either the awareness or deep enough pockets, which means FIFA should reduce prices and fill these stadiums.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Many of those affected are still caught in a holding pattern, trying to figure out how to receive their passports, while others have conflicting emotions as the policy's impact went far deeper than just not having a passport.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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“Away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/away. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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