as in mile
a long distance
the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar
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Recent Examples of afar
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
Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Oct. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afar
Noun
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Mack's partial remains were first found in November 2000 in Manorville, New York, about 50 miles away from where more of her remains were found about 11 years later along Ocean Parkway, officials said in court records.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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In one study, participants burned an average of about 107 calories per mile walked.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Seems like the era of bold berries and bright reds on the step-and-repeat (and elsewhere) might be making a downshift towards subtler hues.—
Violeta Valdés,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Middle East is a new location for Chinese with the United States as the two superpowers are also at odds elsewhere, not least over Taiwan and the South China Sea and with rising there.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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With title races across Europe’s elite struggling for excitement this season, the 24-team Pitching In Isthmian Premier League stands apart.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Yet even in this cradle of endemic life, one region stands apart, both for its diversity and its age.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In the beginning of the movie, Karsh goes on a date, but his grief scares the woman away.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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It was acquired in 1989 and has remained tucked away in the same private collection ever since—until now.—
Daniel Cassady for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afar. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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