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Recent Examples of abroad
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
The restaurant scene in Austin, and throughout the United States, owes much of its excitement and richness to the diverse community of chefs and restaurant owners who have arrived from abroad, armed with stories to tell and dishes to share.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, linking his story to abroad conversation around CTE.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
Hesitations in diaspora Guyana also faces the challenge that for its people living abroad, packing up and returning home isn’t an easy decision.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
The restaurant scene in Austin, and throughout the United States, owes much of its excitement and richness to the diverse community of chefs and restaurant owners who have arrived from abroad, armed with stories to tell and dishes to share.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abroad
Adverb
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When Martin gets blackmailed by gangsters, the pair knock off a mafia henchman and plunge themselves deep into the Australian underworld, all while trying to keep their business afloat.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
4 Mar. 2026
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Farmers struggle to cover production costs, and dwindling state subsidies haven’t been sufficient to keep many businesses afloat, according to officials.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Work has slowed further after sweeping layoffs, which closed entire offices in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and elsewhere.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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In theory, the Panthers could hold onto Dalton through the summer until there is a potential injury elsewhere to increase his value on the trade market.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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After the Pac-12 collapsed in 2024, scattering the remaining teams to various NCAA conferences, questions around the women’s programs were everywhere.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Saatva has ranked highly everywhere from our list of best duvet covers to hybrid mattresses.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Countries further afield have also been impacted with drones targeting a British airbase in Cyprus this week, while Turkey said NATO air and missile defense systems shot down a missile heading for its airspace on Wednesday.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of missiles and drones have flown across the Middle East and as far afield as Cyprus.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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People will be upbeat, breezy and eager to explore their surroundings or travel afar.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Buckhout, a retired Army colonel, was up four percentage points against her closest primary challenger Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck in an early February poll from Emerson College, though her lead was within the margin of error.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Dimitrios Manessis was arrested Tuesday night and charged with murder and weapon possession for the slaying of 75-year-old retired public school math teacher George Dourdounas earlier that day.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abroad. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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