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abroad

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adjective

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Adverb
The non-profit specializes in battlefields and conflict sites, both in America and abroad. Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026 Now 33 years old, Franco will continue his playing career abroad. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 12 June 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
  • In stark contrast to Friday night’s lopsided 6-0 loss, Saturday’s win showcased the kind of adaptability Miami will need to stay afloat as its rotation remains short-handed.
    Tyler Carmona June 6, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
  • Remain calm and do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help.
    Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
Adverb
  • Trump has frequently made the point that the casualties in Iran are vastly fewer than the deaths during past American conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and elsewhere.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • One Japanese city is taking no chances after a series of bear sightings this week, closing nearly 100 schools as officials scour the town, and as attacks take place elsewhere in the country.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Adjective
  • Delegation meeting uplifted the departed and living Ald.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Expect Marquise Lightfoot, a twitchy 235-pound edge rusher, and Mizzou transfer Damon Wilson to step in for the departed first-rounders.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Adverb
  • This does seem like a way to claw back patriotism from its more exploitative uses, and even celebrate a nation that has become an amalgam of people from everywhere in the world.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • Seats everywhere in the building are expensive.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026
Adverb
  • Use the complimentary bike hire to explore the neighborhood and tourist spots further afield.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
  • Rustin told me that roughly 50,000 people attend the weekend each year, with many flying in from the US, Europe, and further afield.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Then a retired friend of Camille’s mother, also from Arizona, traveled 2,000 miles east to take over for several more weeks.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • The story goes that a couple of decades ago, retired sisters would write letters to legendary coach Gregg Popovich, who would respond back, and the rest is history.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 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
  • And no amount of divisive politics from afar can change that.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • How to Get There For visitors from afar, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is a popular pick.
    Margaux Lushing, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026

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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abroad. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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