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adverb

Definition of abroadnext
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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
The start of the war in Iran soured the reputation of the US government at home and abroad. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Meanwhile, a tattoo parlor’s social media giveaway became a permanent souvenir for World Cup fans, from locals to foreign visitors now abroad. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 July 2026 Also in attendance were Jojo Goh, actor-director Nam Ron and actress June Lojong, among other guests from Malaysia and abroad. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2026 That balance — high concern abroad, low risk at home — is important for Orlando residents. — Luis E. Caso Vega, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026 And there are real security risks in relying on open-weights models from abroad. — Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The effects have been felt most acutely at schools with small endowments and those that enroll large percentages of international students recruited from abroad. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Gomez is currently abroad filming the latest season of Only Murders in the Building. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 July 2026 SpaceX's sudden decision to curb Starlink’s international roaming is sparking backlash from digital nomads, especially among those in the sailing community who rely on the satellite internet service when traveling abroad. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 July 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abroad
  1. afloat
  2. elsewhere
  3. departed
  4. everywhere
  5. afield
  6. retired
  7. hereabouts
  8. afar
Adverb
  • Only recovery cash, dolled out after every hurricane, can keep many Gulf Coast shipyards afloat.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The five survivors were found late Saturday afloat, clinging to a fish trap belonging to a local fisherman, Muhammad Arif Anwar, head of the Makassar Search and Rescue Office, said in a statement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of afloat
Adverb
  • The ongoing World Cup has made for a spectacle simply not seen elsewhere — maybe not even in Argentina.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • That gives the three imminent data centers in Miami-Dade a tinier footprint than the headline makers elsewhere in the state, said Margaret Cook, vice president of water and community resilience at the Houston Advanced Research Center.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 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
  • Today it’s used everywhere, from therapy offices to corporate retreats to seminary classrooms—and, of course, all over your social media feed.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • For more on Matt Damon and The Odyssey, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, available everywhere Friday.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of everywhere
Adverb
  • The area/neighborhood The British Museum is just a four-minute walk away, and slightly further afield on Doughty Street is the Charles Dickens Museum, in the house where the author lived from 1837–1839 and wrote Nicholas Nickleby and Oliver Twist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
  • Here are three nearby destinations to consider for your next camping trip (four-legged friends included) — plus three bonus campgrounds farther afield.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of afield
Adjective
  • Douglas Lute, a retired Army lieutenant general, is a critic of the Iran war and does not support using ground troops.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 18 July 2026
  • David, a retired physical therapist who is now 68, asked that his family’s last name not be used to protect their privacy.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 18 July 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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