from afar

idiom

: from a great distance
Their fans come from afar to watch them play.
the Earth as it is seen/viewed from afar
He loved/worshipped/admired her from afar.

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That leads to novel ways of play as players have to use items like signs or flare guns to communicate from afar. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 6 June 2025 Telehealth visits eliminate the burden of travel, and wearable devices offer continuous, passive health monitoring from afar. Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Now that Musk owns Twitter—renamed X—the tables are turned, and Musk can use the same platform to derail Trump’s agenda from afar. Philip Elliott, Time, 5 June 2025 Tianwen 2 will arrive in orbit around the comet in 2035, then measure the target using its onboard instrument suite (all from afar; Tianwen-2 will not land on or sample 311P/PANSTARRS). Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for from afar

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“From afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20afar. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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