go away

verb

went away; gone away; going away; goes away
Synonyms of go awaynext
1
: to leave a place or person
She angrily told him to go away and stop bothering her.
2
: to leave home for a period of time
They're going away on vacation.
After graduating from high school, he went away to college.
3
: to stop existing or happening : to end
I just wish there was some way to make the pain go away.

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But in terms of the stocks, that concern is not going to go away because there will be incremental data points. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 And there are indications that the rising costs aren’t going away anytime soon. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 The technology concentration in the S&P 500 isn't going away. — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The food obsessions, fears and even nightmares went away, but so too did Jasper’s grasp of the seriousness of his condition. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go away

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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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