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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
Wealthy foreigners put hundreds of thousands of dollars into real estate or businesses, and governments gave them a foothold abroad. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 On voting lists of Lebanese citizens, about 4,000 Jews are still listed in Beirut and about 1,000 in the southern port city of Sidon, but many are likely living abroad. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Bajaria is understood to have received an outpouring of support from her wide network of contacts in the creative community, at home and abroad. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 But beyond that particular case, the suit says, the agents and analysts had a diversity of career experience, including expertise in the counterintelligence threat from Iran and instances of helping recover American hostages held abroad. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 Benson criticized James over his position on the conflict abroad, while James said Iran should not have nuclear weapons and called for the war to end. — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Though its fiscal first-quarter North America revenue came in just above Wall Street expectations, Hill said that performance wasn't enough to offset pressures abroad. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Shanghai’s creative class made a case for growing their business at home and abroad through specific cultural references. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 There’s still a learning curve for fund managers coming from abroad, according to Haya Al Ghanim, Qatar funds director at QIA. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 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
  • Joe should be credited for being the steady hand who kept the leaking ship afloat long enough to win a couple of unlikely division titles.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For now, the leading AI companies can stay afloat by attracting huge investment (OpenAI and Anthropic), or subsidizing their AI operations with their traditional revenue streams (Google and Meta).
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of afloat
Adverb
  • Albania’s unrest coincides with growing street protests elsewhere in Europe.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The cafe, inside the gift shop, offers simple snacks, coffee, and sandwiches—best to skip it and dine elsewhere in the area.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 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
  • Best Buy’s iPhone Duo Preorder Deals Like everywhere else, preorders for the iPhone Duo at Best Buy are also now live.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But in fashion, demand often peaks much earlier, when a piece is new, in season or suddenly everywhere because a creator wore it.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of everywhere
Adverb
  • Organizers expect more than 5,000 content players from Asia and further afield, representing 60 countries and regions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As with any good explorer, Invision also comes with a full arsenal of toys and tenders for trips further afield.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of afield
Adjective
  • That night, it would be signed by the oceanographer, former Navy captain, and retired astronaut Kathryn Sullivan—the first person to both walk in outer space and visit the deepest point of the ocean, in the Mariana Trench.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Kodiak employs a retired California Highway Patrol officer who works with law enforcement on how to interact with driverless trucks.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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