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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Wayne Lukas trained from atop his horse, not from afar.
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Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
After despising and envying his seemingly perfect new partner from afar, their coffee date is a chance for Jessica to reconcile with the fact that Wendy was never the bad guy after all.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 July 2025
In between Superman’s Richard Donner–style credit blocks and the actual scroll of names, we’re given a brief shot of Superman (Corenswet) and his super-dog, Krypto, sitting quietly on the moon, watching the Earth from afar.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 July 2025
In the years since their fallout, Ye has thrown jabs from afar, even telling Akademiks that Pusha should stay quiet about his political beliefs given all he’s done for his career.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
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Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
After despising and envying his seemingly perfect new partner from afar, their coffee date is a chance for Jessica to reconcile with the fact that Wendy was never the bad guy after all.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 July 2025
In between Superman’s Richard Donner–style credit blocks and the actual scroll of names, we’re given a brief shot of Superman (Corenswet) and his super-dog, Krypto, sitting quietly on the moon, watching the Earth from afar.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 July 2025
In the years since their fallout, Ye has thrown jabs from afar, even telling Akademiks that Pusha should stay quiet about his political beliefs given all he’s done for his career.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
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“From afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20afar. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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