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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
Applicants need a release strategy for both the home market and abroad. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 China's memory chip maker CXMT has potential not just in its home market, but abroad as well, analysts said. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 But those products also depended on glass and other parts from abroad, and diversification did not ensure survival. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Whiting also interned with the campaign of a Parliament candidate while studying abroad in London. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 The bottles were being prepped for a shipment abroad, and employees only found the wine was missing upon their arrival on Monday morning, according to the publication. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Some were already beauty industry professionals who began offering nail services abroad, says Ponomarenko, while others trained in their new homes. — Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 In stock markets abroad, indexes rallied in Europe with gains of at least 1% in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 But if tests running abroad are any indication, the TikTok-ification of social media might finally be reaching its fullest form. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 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
  • Creditors continue to roll over loans to keep struggling firms afloat, even as nearly a third of them are losing money.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The family has since scrambled to keep their business and household afloat.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of afloat
Adverb
  • According to manager Vic To, roughly 90% of the store’s inventory is devoted to Vietnamese products, with dedicated Japanese and Filipino sections and additional offerings from China, Thailand and elsewhere across Asia.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The interior ministry said 71,500 people took to the streets in Paris and elsewhere on Thursday.
    — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 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
  • The joy of being in DTLA is proximity to transit, putting Santa Monica, Pasadena, and everywhere in between within easy reach without necessarily needing Ubers or a rental car.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Hybridity and borderlessness are everywhere in contemporary pop music.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of everywhere
Adverb
  • Iraq already uses around 1,000 trucks daily to transport fuel oil overland to Syria's Mediterranean port city Baniyas, where it is loaded onto tankers for shipment further afield.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Neighboring Iran and Pakistan are forcibly returning Afghans, and further afield in Europe, fervent anti-immigration rhetoric makes the situation very challenging.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of afield
Adjective
  • Collaboration Education organizes and assigns retired educators as tutors and helps economically disadvantaged parents engage productively with schools.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Casse said a portion of a recent client’s purchase price went to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, which supports accredited organizations caring for retired thoroughbreds.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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