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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With the sprain, Flacco faces the reality of potentially missing Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears.—
Cameron Belcher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Dozens were killed in Haiti and Jamaica, while many more remain missing.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Not only are the views, of course, often repulsive, but the actual form of argument is not argument… That’s what interests me, that even the most basic principles that people have worked on for 2,000 years to establish what a fact means…gone.—
Josh Zajdman,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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Al-Khatib’s home an d almost everything his family owned is long gone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In Chicago, nearly half of students were considered chronically truant, according to state data.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Warren has been able to reduce its percentage of students labeled as habitually truant from 70% — the worst in Marion County — in the 2020-21 school year to 22% last year, according to state data.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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This creates an unchecked culture of humiliation, and makes the social media world for Gen Z a place where accountability is absent and cruelty is rewarded.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the video released by police the man is absent from the camera frame for much of the chase and he is not seen turning toward the officer or raising his gun.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Can throw the deep ball, can throw the out-route, the comeback, the digs.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Charles Leggett, 39, was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm while convicted of an out-of-state felony, for the fatal shooting of Jamil Owais, a 26-year-old Milwaukee man.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AWOL. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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