as in wrong
off the desired or intended path or course
how did we get so far afield from the subject we intended to discuss?
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Recent Examples of afield
But host Kristen Kish is licking her lips at the prospect of taking the show even further afield in the future.
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Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026
While most of the bottles are from Catalonia, there are also options from further afield, including the rest of Spain and France.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Some Next Pro clubs play in the same venue as their first teams, while others play further afield.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Farther afield, Lake Willoughby sits in the Northeast Kingdom and Spruce Lake anchors the southern part of the state.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
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Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026
While most of the bottles are from Catalonia, there are also options from further afield, including the rest of Spain and France.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Some Next Pro clubs play in the same venue as their first teams, while others play further afield.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Farther afield, Lake Willoughby sits in the Northeast Kingdom and Spruce Lake anchors the southern part of the state.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afield
Adverb
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This fear on the part of leaders almost always comes from a time when something did go wrong on their watch.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Cleveland is extremely image-conscious with players, and Harden is widely liked and respected by his peers; doing him wrong, even at his age, would hurt the Cavs’ reputation with future free agents.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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The assumption of British men and law in this period was that a woman criminal in a pair was merely an accomplice led astray by the man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The Washington Nationals could have pulled out a number of excuses to get them by had things gone astray Monday.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026
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“Afield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afield. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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