across the way
idiom
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live across the way (from us).
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The official across the way, not the one two feet away, threw the flag.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
The 38,000 square-foot space is across the way from the Costco on Tyvola Road, just off Interstate 77.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Attended by his glamorous, much younger girlfriend (Grace Kelly), Jeff spends his time spying on the neighbors in the apartment building across the way.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Orangetheory, Hotworx Yoga and Club Pilates are also located across the way, off West Seventh Street.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
The 38,000 square-foot space is across the way from the Costco on Tyvola Road, just off Interstate 77.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Attended by his glamorous, much younger girlfriend (Grace Kelly), Jeff spends his time spying on the neighbors in the apartment building across the way.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Orangetheory, Hotworx Yoga and Club Pilates are also located across the way, off West Seventh Street.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Across the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20way. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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