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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Catch a Flick Directly across from Jail Square is the Lynn Theater, originally built in 1947 and refurbished in 2024.
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Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
There is a jury lounge cafe across from the jury lounge, but the operation has been inconsistent as a new vendor takes over.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Flanked by the Four Seasons Hotel George V and across from the Bulgari Hotel Paris, the 19th-century mansion gives little away from the outside.
—Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Garten’s trick after decades of hosting parties is to seat the two most talkative people across from each other at the center of the table.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
There is a jury lounge cafe across from the jury lounge, but the operation has been inconsistent as a new vendor takes over.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Flanked by the Four Seasons Hotel George V and across from the Bulgari Hotel Paris, the 19th-century mansion gives little away from the outside.
—Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Garten’s trick after decades of hosting parties is to seat the two most talkative people across from each other at the center of the table.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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