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adverb

Definition of abroadnext
1
as in afloat

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as in elsewhere

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abroad

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adjective

as in vacationing

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Recent Examples of abroad
Adverb
There are up to 1 million New Zealanders living abroad, although it isn’t known how many are eligible to vote. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 For a broader security checklist, read our guide on how to keep your phone safe abroad. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Many digital nomads get a taste of life abroad and choose to stay there. — Maria Leonard Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026 If European startups, intellectual property and founders can still be pulled abroad by the familiar logic of fundraising and exits, sovereignty remains vulnerable at the point where control changes hands. — David Vetter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Individuals can still transfer crypto abroad under personal allowances – up to 2 million rand (~$120,000) annually without pre-clearance and up to 10 million rand with tax authority clearance. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Now the income from holdings abroad by billionaires and others is promising to improve the country’s current account over time. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Others install solar panels — often sent by relatives abroad. — Andrea Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 The situation gets even more complicated when malicious actors abroad gain access to what should be a secure connection, and that's exactly what this investigation discovered was possible. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
The pair, who were both studying at the International Christian University in Tokyo, met during a study-abroad event at a restaurant in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abroad
  1. afloat
  2. elsewhere
  3. departed
  4. everywhere
  5. afield
  6. retired
  7. hereabouts
  8. afar
Adverb
  • If enacted, legislation of this kind would fundamentally alter the business model of companies like Waymo, giving them no choice but to turn to human drivers in order to stay afloat in local markets.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
  • He’s gone through ups and downs, and there’s a lot to learn from the world of Jon Banks as to how to stay afloat on this rollercoaster ride of a career.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Definition of afloat
Adverb
  • Pasang said most sales are in Tibet, although customers also come from elsewhere in China.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Denis sees echoes of that survival strategy in the behavior of Haitians in South Florida and elsewhere across the United States, where many have withdrawn from public view.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of elsewhere
Adjective
  • Judaism approaches these moments with deep sensitivity, offering guidance not to judge or criticize, but to bring dignity, comfort, and peace—to the soul of the departed and to those left behind.
    — Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of departed
Adverb
  • Balance your day from trail to studio, couch to commute and everywhere in between.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Artificial intelligence seems to be popping up everywhere, fueling the advancement of hardware beyond the smartphone but also debate about its use.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of everywhere
Adverb
  • A bit further afield, but still on the American River, the Auburn Swim Hole is a lovely, and popular, spot.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, stylist Lexie Polito, co-owner of the luxury loungewear brand Sunshine Society, falls a little farther afield.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 31 July 2026
Definition of afield
Adjective
  • Allen was a navy veteran and retired bus driver, his family told CNN affiliate KSDK.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Peverill Squire, a retired University of Missouri political science professor, said Democrats currently seem more energized heading into the midterms and could be in a position to flip the necessary seats.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of retired
Adverb
  • 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
  • Blame the damp and moderate climate hereabouts or the particular ardor of the northern red-legged frog, but our target species is ready to hop anytime between early November and the middle of March.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
Definition of hereabouts
Adverb
  • That telepathy, between head coach and assistant, should put Deschamps’ sporting mind at rest even from afar.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • From afar, Silva, who lives in Iowa, has watched her sister’s anguish deepen with no word from her husband.
    — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of afar

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