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abroad 1 of 2

adverb

Definition of abroadnext
1
as in afloat

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2
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
She has been banned from traveling abroad since 2009 and is unable to join her husband and two children who live in exile in France. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026 Additionally, some anti-war politicians were imprisoned or forced to flee abroad ahead of the campaign. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Additionally, some antiwar politicians were imprisoned or forced to flee abroad ahead of the campaign. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 Far-right Communications Minister Shomo Karhi recently said in a radio interview that Israelis abroad who wish to influence the country’s future should immigrate. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 She has been banned from traveling abroad since 2009, and is unable to join her husband and two children who live in exile in France. — Amir-Hussein Radjy, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 The second phase of the Spain Audiovisual Hub coincides with notable indicators of success for the film and television industries, both in Spain and abroad. — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 In it, Aycock details a little bit of everything about his time stationed abroad. — Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026 While DoorDash had offered delivery from the membership-only warehouse in other markets abroad, it had been long requested by American customers, said the company in a Thursday statement. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 18 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
  • O’Donnell’s characters are usually fresh out of divorces and staying afloat on waves of delusional self-confidence and optimism.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Are Chris Brooks and Kaleb Johnson good enough to keep that room afloat in a by-committee approach?
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of afloat
Adverb
  • As the Broadview detention center filled, and while federal agents moved detainees from there to jails in Indiana and Kentucky and elsewhere, habeas corpus emerged as a viable legal tool.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Independent fire districts, which are commonplace elsewhere, would be one option if the Legislature agreed.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 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
  • But in his first flush of success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, his murallike tableaus of flowers, the cosmos and cartoonish figures -- all in vivid colors like turquoise, orange and neon green -- seemed to be everywhere.
    — BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Temperatures peak at 90 degrees in Orlando and Leesburg, while being in the high 80s everywhere else.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of everywhere
Adverb
  • And over the years, some of my favorite lounge experiences have been farther afield, including Cathay Pacific’s lounges in Hong Kong and Emirates’ sprawling lounge setup in Dubai.
    — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
  • To answer these questions, a team of astronomers searched further afield, looking for faint satellite galaxies around three galaxies.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of afield
Adjective
  • Jamal Aamar, a 63-year-old retired banker, came to vote for the Federation of the Democratic Left, a left-wing coalition.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Starring Dominique Toney and Ignacyo Matynia, the series follows a retired Army First Sergeant who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy threatening American democracy.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 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 26 Sep. 2026.

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