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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Talley said much of this went away after the 2018 tax reforms, which moved the U.S. away from a worldwide corporate tax, with some exceptions.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
The portables will go away soon as work wraps up on the $11.6 million renovation and new academic wing.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Inflation isn’t going away—it’s built into our economy's framework.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Folliculitis typically goes away on its own.4 Keratin is a type of protein found in your skin and hair.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
The portables will go away soon as work wraps up on the $11.6 million renovation and new academic wing.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Inflation isn’t going away—it’s built into our economy's framework.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Folliculitis typically goes away on its own.4 Keratin is a type of protein found in your skin and hair.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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