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
Local versions of that show have been made as far afield as Germany, India and Spain, so Warner Bros.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Downtown is very walkable, but ride-hailing services are plentiful for traveling farther afield.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Since then, dozens of countries, as far afield as the United Kingdom, have supported the ruling, underscoring the global importance of these waterways.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Downtown is very walkable, but ride-hailing services are plentiful for traveling farther afield.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Since then, dozens of countries, as far afield as the United Kingdom, have supported the ruling, underscoring the global importance of these waterways.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afield
Adverb
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The swollen finger from catching a sinker wrong.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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According to Former Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart, who famously faced Tiger Woods in singles at Brookline in 1999, the American squad could face backlash from their own fans if things start to go wrong early.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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What are some ways that the standard approach can lead you astray?—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Sep. 2025
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And his input in attack may not go astray with Roman Yaremchuk sidelined and Gelson Martins a doubt to be fit in time.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Afield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afield. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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