go away

phrasal 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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The buzz around artificial intelligence is not going away, and if all of that buzz can be focused on your own product and not the competition, that’s going to be a benefit both in the short and the long term. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Nearby, an entire school had gone away, leaving behind only traces of its foundations. Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025 A lot of bigger cities’ stations are having around 10-15% of their overall funding go away with the collapse of the CPB, but stations that serve smaller, more remote, and rural communities will be affected the most. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025 Sales are anticipated to ramp up in the third quarter because customers considering an EV purchase are expected to race to dealerships before the federal tax credit goes away. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025 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 Aug. 2025.

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