as in mile
a long distance
the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar
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Recent Examples of afar
Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
According to Front Office Sports, this has been a point of contention and there are speculative reasons for why Sanders is standing afar.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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
The compact, boho-style bag is ideal for festivals, keeping documents safe and for adventures afar.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
According to Front Office Sports, this has been a point of contention and there are speculative reasons for why Sanders is standing afar.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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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The area is mostly agricultural land just east of the Sacramento River and a few miles west of Interstate 5.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness is just east of the Navajo Nation, or about a 150-mile drive northwest from Albuquerque.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Towards clinical use The device has shown promising results in preclinical studies and has been patented both in Italy and abroad.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Detectorists has become so beloved, first in the UK and now abroad, but the general sense is the show is completely finished now after its specials [the most recent of which was in 2022].—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Spain and Italy do the same, while, further afield, Brazil’s Maracana may, like Wembley, be regarded as one of the game’s iconic names but the national team has still played World Cup 2026 qualifiers in Sao Paulo, Cuiaba and Curitiba as well as Rio de Janeiro.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Finds Connecting Britain to the World Royal burials like that at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, and Prittlewell, Essex, contained objects from far afield, including Byzantine silver bowls and a jug from the eastern Mediterranean.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Matt Roy, Sean Durzi, and Sean Walker all went elsewhere in recent years.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some legislators have also proposed offsetting the cost of ACA subsidies by pairing an extension with savings elsewhere in the health system.—
Christopher Robertson,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Researchers believe the lighter fuselage could have floated into the lagoon after the aircraft broke apart on the reef.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Because each channel is captured a few seconds apart, anything moving across Mars, such as clouds or dust devils, leaves a faint but measurable shift between frames.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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What those 15,000 or so fair-weather fans missed was the Broncos (4-2, 2-0) asserting themselves in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 41-25 Mountain West win over the Lobos (3-3, 0-2), who for much of the night were like a gnat the home team couldn’t swat away.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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With that goal, Messi moved into first place in the Golden Boot race, one goal ahead of Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC, who is away on national team duty with Gabon.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afar. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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