as in head and shoulders
by a considerable margin
that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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Recent Examples of far and away
Haddad’s script, exploring the New York literary scene through the eyes of a struggling writer being pressured to have a baby by her successful novelist husband, got far and away the most mentions of any script this year with 48.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
The once beleaguered sector is far and away the top performer in the fourth quarter and is closing in on industrials for fourth place this year.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
This is the sport far and away more than any other sport on a college campus.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The United States was, at that point, far and away the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and, in negotiations leading up to the summit, it had widely been seen as dragging its feet.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
The once beleaguered sector is far and away the top performer in the fourth quarter and is closing in on industrials for fourth place this year.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
This is the sport far and away more than any other sport on a college campus.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The United States was, at that point, far and away the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and, in negotiations leading up to the summit, it had widely been seen as dragging its feet.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and away
Adverb
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Among their current quartet, Eldridge (ranked 18th) stands literally head and shoulders above the others.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Squeeze your abs, and lift your head and shoulders off the ground.—
Health Editorial Team,
Health,
20 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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There was definitely heat on the back end, especially in the aftertaste.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Gerard Martin is doing a fine job of partnering Pau Cubarsi in that area of the back line, and so too is Eric Garcia, but reinforcements are definitely needed.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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While Rodgers had a relatively productive first season with the Steelers, the 42-year-old quarterback is undoubtedly much closer to the sunset of his storied career than the onset.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Veteran journalist, editor, and award-winning C-suite executive Amy DuBois Barnett is undoubtedly a trailblazer.—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Far and away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20away. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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