go away
verb
went away; gone away; going away; goes away
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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And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
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Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
The best way to get rid of the musty storage smell is through washing your clothes, but Ceconi recommends a few extra steps that ensure the odor really goes away.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
And that’s why the debate isn’t going away anytime soon.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
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Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
The best way to get rid of the musty storage smell is through washing your clothes, but Ceconi recommends a few extra steps that ensure the odor really goes away.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
And that’s why the debate isn’t going away anytime soon.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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