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adjective

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Adverb
Attending the World Cup will be expensive for any spectator, especially those traveling from abroad. Maya Davis, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026 Leo's events in Monaco were marked by all the usual protocol and pomp of a papal tour abroad. Reuters, NBC news, 28 Mar. 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
  • Herro kept the Heat afloat for awhile, scoring 23 in the first half and 31 through three quarters.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • For the first three hours after the calf was born, every whale present took a turn keeping it afloat.
    Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Officials said 57 soldiers were rescued alive from the crash site in the remote municipality of Puerto Leguizamo and were being treated for their injuries in the capital Bogota and elsewhere.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
  • What sets them apart from similar communities of actors elsewhere is the sheer number of them.
    Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • There was Kobe Brown driving for an uncontested dunk over here, Quenton Jackson breaking down the Heat’s defense over there and Obi Toppin finding gaps in the Heat defense everywhere.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • As with the others, Bjorn and wife and creative director Julija’s thoughtful touches are everywhere, from the singular pieces of vintage decor that fill the rooms to the economical (and ecological) construction of the cabins.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • No shows further afield have yet been announced, but the handful of dates—which wrap with two nights at London’s Brixton Academy—take the band right up to the start of festival season.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Further afield, in Europe, old-world wines from France and Italy are complemented by fairy-tale-like settings cloaked in cypress trees and lavender fields.
    Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Pritchard, who’d notched three straight 20-point outings since replacing the departed Anfernee Simons as Boston’s second-unit quarterback, had six points on 2-of-9 shooting and was a minus-27.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 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
  • The book’s obsessed with money and all the new ways that people can suddenly lose it (gambling) or make it (mysterious adventures afar).
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
  • People will be upbeat, breezy and eager to explore their surroundings or travel afar.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Dan Whitten is a retired search-and-rescue coordinator who worked for California’s San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for 26 years.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso became a brand ambassador in 2021 and ordered a custom 60 Power Eco, while retired F1 racer Nico Rosberg joined the Sunreef family in 2020 and commissioned a bespoke 80 Eco.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abroad. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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