AWOL
1 of 2adjective or adverb
variants
sometimes awol
: absent without leave
broadly
: absent often without notice or permission
… the place looked as if its caretaker had been AWOL for some time. —
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Aiyuk visibly remained around the team and in warmups through training camp and the preseason, then went AWOL in September.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Politics slips in sideways, via a long conversation between Williams and his fellow small-town citizens in front of a grocery store and later, straightforwardly in a demonstration over those AWOL payouts in front of the White House.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2026
Whatever the picture size, AWOL says that its PixelLock technology guarantees 4K fidelity.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Also, don't forget Doubs went AWOL on his team in the 2024 campaign and has had issues with concussions.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Aiyuk visibly remained around the team and in warmups through training camp and the preseason, then went AWOL in September.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Politics slips in sideways, via a long conversation between Williams and his fellow small-town citizens in front of a grocery store and later, straightforwardly in a demonstration over those AWOL payouts in front of the White House.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2026
Whatever the picture size, AWOL says that its PixelLock technology guarantees 4K fidelity.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AWOL. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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