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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The traditional business model is not going away—strategic advisory, regulatory counsel and board-level risk judgment that requires institutional credibility built over decades. Pukar Hamal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 That’s been an ongoing problem that is fortunately starting to go away. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026 But so long as the rules aren’t bargained with a union and so long as member schools undermine their own association, the litigation risk won’t go away. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026 Doctors can always take a person off a statin to see whether the side effects such as mild muscle pain go away or reduce the dose. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 25 June 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 28 Jun. 2026.

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