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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The two’s lockers are across from each other.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
The lot is off of Main Street, across from Billy Bob’s Texas in an area surrounded by properties included in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025
The space will be 15,000 square feet, in the former Northern Tool at the Oak Park Commons shopping center (across from Oak Park Mall).
—Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
One obvious one is access to alcohol as kiosk bars spring up across from boarding gates.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
The lot is off of Main Street, across from Billy Bob’s Texas in an area surrounded by properties included in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025
The space will be 15,000 square feet, in the former Northern Tool at the Oak Park Commons shopping center (across from Oak Park Mall).
—Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
One obvious one is access to alcohol as kiosk bars spring up across from boarding gates.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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