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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
Factory work moved abroad As steady paychecks vanished in the 1990s, drug addiction and crime increased. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 For Brazilians abroad, voting is required only in the presidential race. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Citizenship-for-investment programs go further, offering more rights and a passport that opens doors abroad. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 When factory work moved abroad, Republicans gained traction In the 1990s, as steady paychecks vanished, drug addiction and crime increased. — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 The country’s scandals have repeatedly brought down the companies and institutions that were able to project Brazil’s influence abroad. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 As the industrial age took hold, geometry continued to show force in the colonial infantries abroad and through isomorphic police squadrons that fit neatly into modernizing city blocks patrolled back home. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Kansas City’s Black comedy scene will take a bigger stage this October, bringing local performers together with comedians from across the country and abroad while building connections that could create opportunities long after the shows end. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 The story of French ready-to-wear reads like a study-abroad class in fashion, culture and commerce. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 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
  • Boone, meanwhile, helped keep the Yankees afloat as paramount players such as Judge, Fried and Giancarlo Stanton missed considerable time.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The post goes on to say that loyal, regular customers are what kept FunDimension afloat.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of afloat
Adverb
  • Beyond shedding light on the history of our own planet, understanding how oxygen, nutrients and life evolved together on Earth could also help scientists recognize similar conditions on ocean-bearing worlds elsewhere, the researchers added.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But given the current court's views, and with Justice Barrett participating in the Colorado case, taxpayers could well end up having to fund religious schools in Colorado and elsewhere.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 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
  • These recommendations apply every time and everywhere the baby sleeps.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Today, experiential exists everywhere a consumer comes in contact with a brand, threaded through product, media, social, digital, talent and culture.
    — Alvin Stafford, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of everywhere
Adverb
  • Should cabin fever somehow strike, the hotel can arrange adventures further afield, from whale-watching and boat trips along the Costa Del Sol coast to private hikes through the Andalusian mountains and even cheesemaking at a local goat farm.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Season 1 was a ratings hit and the second travels further afield to open with a daring operation on the Mont St Michel, with other locations including the Musée d’Orsay, Centre Pompidou and Montparnasse Tower.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of afield
Adjective
  • Jury convicts four in June A jury on June 5 convicted Jones, his wife, Kateryna, and retired union executive William Creeden of racketeering conspiracy, embezzlement and other felonies.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Some retired employees who worked undercover might need protection services like relocation assistance or even name changes if their data is exposed publicly.
    — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 30 Sep. 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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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abroad. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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