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 low-touch consumption isn’t going away.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Most infections go away on their own as the immune system clears them, but some persist and can cause cellular changes that can become cancerous over time.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
And low-touch consumption isn’t going away.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The late night host instincts don’t go away just because the show is over.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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