go away

verb

went away; gone away; going away; goes away
Synonyms of go awaynext
1
: to leave a place or person
She angrily told him to go away and stop bothering her.
2
: to leave home for a period of time
They're going away on vacation.
After graduating from high school, he went away to college.
3
: to stop existing or happening : to end
I just wish there was some way to make the pain go away.

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The two teams played mostly backup players in the second half, and Bishop Moore won going away 38-21. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 But most of those reactions — injection site pain, muscle and joint pain, nausea and vomiting, fever, headache and chills — were mild to moderate and went away within days. Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 There were a lot of stories about the richer people that went away amid all the political problems, and the people working for them, the descendants of the slaves. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 It's associated with cheap prices, and so if that goes away, what is their brand known for? Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go away

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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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