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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Historically, experts have said that the best way to help from afar after natural disasters is through donating funds to empower organizations that are already logistically set up to provide relief efficiently.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Kirk was shot in the neck from afar while delivering a speech on a Utah college campus.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Photos show the colony from afar and one spider up close.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Fans clung to Pujols, if from afar.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Kirk was shot in the neck from afar while delivering a speech on a Utah college campus.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Photos show the colony from afar and one spider up close.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Fans clung to Pujols, if from afar.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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“From afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20afar. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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