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
Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
Attendees from Chicago and afar congregated at ACen to show off their imaginative attire.
—Chris Cosgrove Published, EW.com, 25 May 2025
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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
Some hotels even launched private members’ programs at that time, adding a localized source of revenue less reliant on guests coming from afar.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
Attendees from Chicago and afar congregated at ACen to show off their imaginative attire.
—Chris Cosgrove Published, EW.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afar
Noun
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Ukrainian drones targeted an industrial facility in Sterlitamak, a Russian city about 1,300 kilometers (roughly 800 miles) east of the border with Ukraine, local authorities said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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It was finally located last week, about 30 miles from the body shop where it was stolen, according to LASD investigators.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Until recently, the country exported raw nickel while most of the value creation occurred abroad.—
Pandu Sjahrir,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Our own editors have run the gamut of unexpected setbacks abroad, including getting mugged and pickpocketed, as well as having their passports stolen.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Further afield, some of the steps are also on display in the Yoishii Foundation gardens in Yamanashi in Japan and another near the Statue of Liberty in New York.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Farther afield, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn -- not to mention Earth -- were visible.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Her writing on science and human behavior has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Time Magazine, the BBC and elsewhere.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Leo grew up, was educated and then ordained in the States but spent decades as a church leader elsewhere, including in poor areas of South America.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But without him, the Mets fell apart.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Even with assurances that the home’s drinking water isn’t affected and that the cleanup costs won’t fall on a future owner, deals keep falling apart.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But their relationship didn’t last, and the movie studios moved on, lured away by new incentives in other states.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Researchers say the children at Clairton Elementary School about a mile away pay the price.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afar. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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