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 despite protests, the glasses aren’t going away any time soon, as Meta plans to move millions more into production. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 For a generation entering a housing market where the typical first-time buyer is now 40, those compromises offer one way around an affordability problem that isn’t going away quickly. Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 If the rule is repealed as proposed, those prohibitions will go away. Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 While the deal brings big changes, the Cox name will only go away temporarily. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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