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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
Miniso has emerged as one of China’s largest retail chains at home and abroad since it was founded in 2013. — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Sarah Ferguson is preparing to return to the United Kingdom after months abroad. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 The rumor mill has linked Sporting KC to several attackers in the MLS and abroad. — Pj Green august 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 Harald also began traveling abroad to represent Norway and to promote the country’s economic interests. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Europe ran the corresponding deficits, as many countries borrowed heavily abroad to rebuild economies devastated by war. — Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 Steinbach is hoping the world premiere will spark interest from buyers, in Germany and abroad. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 Parents and experts say the deal is only a first step amid rising teen depression and suicide, failed age bans abroad and mounting pressure on TikTok, YouTube and lawmakers. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Related Stories An oceanographer and experienced diver, Kurilov dreamed of joining international expeditions and exploring the world’s oceans, but opportunities to work abroad remained out of reach. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 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
  • However, Mirassou said the struggle of keeping her ranch afloat is well worth the effort.
    — Dawn White, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Maintaining that strength requires a robust industrial base that delivers new ships on schedule and keeps America’s existing vessels afloat.
    — Matt Reisener, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of afloat
Adverb
  • But previous policies to give parents more money, both in Singapore and elsewhere in Asia, haven’t been able to reverse falling birth rates.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Courts in Texas, Louisiana and elsewhere aren’t bound by 10th Circuit precedent and can reach different or even opposite decisions on the exact same questions of law.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 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
  • In a world where music is everywhere and constantly available, there is something increasingly powerful about creating a space where people stop and really listen.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026
  • After, there was a clear reduction in crashes, particularly fatal or serious injury accidents, which roundabouts everywhere have seen, Bryson said.
    — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of everywhere
Adverb
  • Expanding the geographic scope of the war Tehran could also target locations farther afield with its missiles.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps the best example of the benefit of looking further afield than your own doorstep was Spurs’ decision to abandon their pursuit of West Bromwich Albion’s Saido Berahino in favour of signing Son Heung-min from Bayer Leverkusen in summer 2015.
    — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of afield
Adjective
  • The serial killer drama sees retired detective Pete Willis (Robert De Niro) investigate the kidnapping of his grandson Jake (Acston Luca Porto) while trying to reconnect with his estranged son Tom (Adam Scott).
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The story follows Masterji, a retired schoolteacher whose refusal to go along with those around him places him in direct conflict with his own community.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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