from afar

phrase

: 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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Trump and Xi also appeared to peer at the ballroom construction site from afar. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026 Anyone who wants to watch can do so in person or cheer on a runner from afar with the tracker on the NYRR app or online. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026 Global interest in visiting South Korea, not just appreciating its culture from afar, is driving traveler numbers to the country like never before—over 6 million visitors were recorded in the first quarter of 2026 alone. — Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 There's also a microSD slot for virtual media, so recovery and operating-system images can live on the KVM itself – yes, reinstall Windows from afar! — New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026 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 8 Oct. 2026.

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