across from
idiom
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
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It's located next to Kings Island and across from the Lindner Family Tennis Center, which hosts the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament in August.
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Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
Wisconsin is too inconsistent and porous defensively to be considered a real Final Four threat, but nobody is gonna want to see the Badgers across from them in the first weekend.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The flag flew from atop a pole in a park across from the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village that was the scene of one of the most significant events in LGBTQ+ history.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
In Vancouver, Canada, where Aritzia is based, a flagship is tentatively set to open in 2027 at the site of a former Nordstrom flagship at the corner of Robson and Howe Streets — across from Robson Square.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
Wisconsin is too inconsistent and porous defensively to be considered a real Final Four threat, but nobody is gonna want to see the Badgers across from them in the first weekend.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The flag flew from atop a pole in a park across from the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village that was the scene of one of the most significant events in LGBTQ+ history.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
In Vancouver, Canada, where Aritzia is based, a flagship is tentatively set to open in 2027 at the site of a former Nordstrom flagship at the corner of Robson and Howe Streets — across from Robson Square.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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