wish away
phrasal verb
wished away; wishing away; wishes away
: to cause (something) to stop or go away just by wanting it to stop or go away
You can't just wish your problems away.
Examples of wish away in a Sentence
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There is no wishing away Moscow’s signature on, and ratification of, the September 1990 treaty that allowed NATO’s jurisdiction to move eastward across the Cold War– era frontline.
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
But simply wishing away nuclear missiles will get us nowhere.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
But such a wrong turn ignores the long-unresolved problems of radioactive nuclear wastes that AI cannot wish away.
—Michael Riordan, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2025
Supporters have seen too many games of this ilk this season and most have resorted to wishing away Goodison’s final campaign, a grim indictment of their predicament.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Tax advisors will not be able to point to AI/software to excuse or wish away problematic results for their clients.
—Dean Zerbe, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
But that media narrative, and the poor polling fueling it, are a new reality that now must be disproven, not denied or wished away.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
The Delusion of Peak China America can’t wish away its toughest challenger.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
With Americans fundamentally restless with their ballot choices, the spoiler problem can’t be wished away.
—Rob Richie, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
But simply wishing away nuclear missiles will get us nowhere.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
But such a wrong turn ignores the long-unresolved problems of radioactive nuclear wastes that AI cannot wish away.
—Michael Riordan, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2025
Supporters have seen too many games of this ilk this season and most have resorted to wishing away Goodison’s final campaign, a grim indictment of their predicament.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Tax advisors will not be able to point to AI/software to excuse or wish away problematic results for their clients.
—Dean Zerbe, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
But that media narrative, and the poor polling fueling it, are a new reality that now must be disproven, not denied or wished away.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
The Delusion of Peak China America can’t wish away its toughest challenger.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
With Americans fundamentally restless with their ballot choices, the spoiler problem can’t be wished away.
—Rob Richie, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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“Wish away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20away. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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