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adjective

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Recent Examples of abroad
Adverb
Additionally, two New Jersey residents who were not on board the ship are being monitored after possible exposure during air travel abroad, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 The solo abroad will be the first time that the Princess of Wales has traveled overseas in an official capacity since her cancer journey. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Adjective
Congress looks increasingly deadlocked, public opposition to his aggressive moves at home and abroad mounts, and the central issue for many Americans – cost-of-living concerns – defies easy solutions. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026 Ultimately, linking his story to abroad conversation around CTE. MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abroad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abroad
Adverb
  • Dallas famously had one of the coldest cold stretches at 5-on-5 in recent NHL history, and relied almost entirely on the power play to stay afloat in the series.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
  • However, the final blow to its ability to stay afloat came when oil prices rose during the war in Iran.
    Kendrick Calfee May 2, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Adverb
  • Lamont, a fiscal moderate, has been reluctant to support spending that would exceed the cap on a recurring basis and would prefer legislators pay for extra town aid by finding offsetting cuts elsewhere in the budget.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The effort will focus on solutions that can be adapted elsewhere in the world, such as sustainable finance, digital innovation and workforce development.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Tensions over slavery were then ratcheting up everywhere.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Now fashion is everywhere and belongs to everyone.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Adverb
  • But host Kristen Kish is licking her lips at the prospect of taking the show even further afield in the future.
    Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026
  • While most of the bottles are from Catalonia, there are also options from further afield, including the rest of Spain and France.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Greg Abel is wasting little time putting his stamp on Berkshire Hathaway ’s investment portfolio, reportedly moving to unwind positions tied to the departed lieutenant Todd Combs.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • That mirrors the likely total awaiting the 10 Pac-12 legacy schools now scattered across the Big 12, Big Ten and ACC. Of the departed contingent, only Arizona is a lock to make the NCAA Tournament field as an at-large team.
    Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • And while the absence of a hometown rooting interest obviously won’t translate into a total baseball blackout hereabouts, only someone who’s been clobbered over the head by Wonderboy might expect to see the World Series ratings reach the heights of last year.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • If Darwin was the messenger from There, filing from afar to Victorian England, Attenborough is the grand master of Here.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • As the Wild have slowly filled the puck holder, Lange has watched proudly from afar, scouring social media after each win to see which player is going to be picked.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • Brook and many others have turned to Robert Webb and Mark Ware, two retired firefighters who also fought cancer and workers' comp.
    Ginger Allen, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • Brian Eckenrode, a retired FBI forensic scientist and expert in human decomposition, joined them in 2021.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abroad. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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