as in missing
not present at a mandatory time and place
The soldier was AWOL for more than a week. "Where's Ben?" "I'm not sure—he's been AWOL all day."
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Adjective
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The girls, who ranged in age from 12 to 16, all went missing in the mid-1990s from Spotsylvania County, Va.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
24 June 2025 -
Arizona authorities made a dramatic rescue after a woman who went on a hike with her father went missing for three days.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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School personnel also would be prohibited from referring truant students to police to be ticketed as punishment.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
28 May 2025
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If the form's not submitted, the student would be considered truant.—
Carrie Shepherd,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is a very good sign after Middleton was absent from the Royal Ascot on June 18 which caused quite a stir.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
28 June 2025
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Commissioner Kevin Dodds was absent, and Commissioner Emily Gonzales abstained.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Those qualities, if combined with consistency, will quell any concerns about his adaptability to the Premier League and the need to fine-tune his out-of-possession attributes. 7.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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But the South Dakota hospital refused to submit the bill to his out-of-state Medicaid plan, instead sending it to Wirt and eventually threatening to send the debt to a collection agency.—
Arielle Zionts,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AWOL. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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