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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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
The new Track and Field Complex is located off South Milledge Avenue directly across from the Jack Turner Family Complex, which houses Georgia softball and soccer.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Some of the stories suggest the church was strategically built across from the shortest point of the river as a possible refuge for Black Americans escaping to freedom.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Skiers strapped to boards and skis stopped uphill and across from the trio, taking in the unusual sight.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
The new Track and Field Complex is located off South Milledge Avenue directly across from the Jack Turner Family Complex, which houses Georgia softball and soccer.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Some of the stories suggest the church was strategically built across from the shortest point of the river as a possible refuge for Black Americans escaping to freedom.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Skiers strapped to boards and skis stopped uphill and across from the trio, taking in the unusual sight.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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