as in mile
a long distance
the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar
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Recent Examples of afar
Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
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
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
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Noun
Some had come from afar to compete—occasionally very, very afar.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
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
Adverb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afar
Noun
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Natanz and Isfahan were hit with tomahawk missiles from U.S. submarines stationed 400 miles away, Hannity said citing a direct conversation with Trump.—
Carlo Versano
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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And in 1956 the Federal-Aid Highway Act funded 41,000 miles of interstate—an asphalt backbone justified as civil defense infrastructure but experienced as a coast-to-coast permission slip for self-reinvention.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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The House of Sports store, which the chain has opened elsewhere around the country, would be at least twice the size of its existing store in the village.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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That might take some of the attention off Burns, leaving the talented veteran to take advantage of double-teams happening elsewhere.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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Hammond’s efforts to get Jurassic Park off the ground have fallen apart, leaving his company, InGen, in dire financial straits.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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Season two saw Valerie cast in an HBO project about the sitcom writer who made her life hell in season one, earning widespread acclaim professionally even as her personal life was falling apart.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Its body measures just 7 feet (2.1 m) long thanks in large part to a vertical rear wall that does away with the typical tailgate galley.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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Creative Problem-Solving Take away the technical barrier and the next challenge is knowing what to build.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afar. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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