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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Bottled water is also being distributed at Chisolm Park, across from Clendenin Elementary School.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Michael Ariel Chacon Nataren, 19, died after being shot across from Patterson Park in March 2024, with Crime Stoppers offering an $8,000 reward.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Paul Mescal charmed George Clooney as the two sat across from each other.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
And more are on the way; just a few hours after Alysa’s story posted online Wednesday, ground was broken for Indianapolis’ first-ever Ritz-Carlton, to be located across from Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Michael Ariel Chacon Nataren, 19, died after being shot across from Patterson Park in March 2024, with Crime Stoppers offering an $8,000 reward.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Paul Mescal charmed George Clooney as the two sat across from each other.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
And more are on the way; just a few hours after Alysa’s story posted online Wednesday, ground was broken for Indianapolis’ first-ever Ritz-Carlton, to be located across from Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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