afar 1 of 2

as in mile
a long distance the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar

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afar

2 of 2

adverb

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Recent Examples of afar
Noun
What has become of our beautiful-from-afar, but gross-up-close city? Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2019 Grey Worm was largely motivated to violence by Missandei's death, but seeing the damage from afar could shift his loyalties. Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2019
Adverb
The big race is also known for drawing celebrities from near and afar, who can be spotted in the paddock — an area behind the pitlane and garages where the teams set up hospitality units. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Oct. 2024 Design furniture for your micro apartment Friday markets haiku Down, down goes the Dow afar are interest rate cuts on a distant shore A day after rallying due to the Fed’s softened tone on interest rates, stocks plummeted yesterday as unemployment grew faster than expected. Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for afar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afar
Noun
  • Two more deaths were reported when a tornado hit rural parts of Scott County, Missouri about 130 miles to the south. St. Louis resident Joan Miller had a narrow escape when a tornado struck her historic 1912 brick home and ripped away the walls.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • Runners in the half marathon — which is 13.1 miles long — kick off by the Brooklyn Museum, complete a loop through Prospect Park, and finish at the Coney Island Boardwalk.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Adverb
  • Some non-homeowners' attention may be focused elsewhere, the BMO survey found.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Agency independence at stake At stake in this case are not just Wilcox and Harris' jobs, but the jobs of people Trump has fired elsewhere in a similar fashion, including at the Federal Trade Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Adverb
  • When planting time arrives, cut the cardboard cartons apart and plant them right along with your seedlings. 7.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
  • Even some of the country’s most storied and historic venues were falling apart.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Adverb
  • The district blamed declining enrollment in large part on the expansion of Florida’s school voucher program, which provides money for private school scholarships and homeschooling services and has subsequently lured many students away from traditional public schools.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2025
  • The plant became operational again in 2021, and in 2023 Doran installed just 100 feet away from it an EV charger that’s 100%fully powered by the plant’s hydroelectric generator.
    Matt Alderon, USA Today, 20 May 2025

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“Afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afar. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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