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
Investors will also be following the latest key earnings from across Europe and further afield, with drinks maker Pernod Ricard and tech giant Nvidia among those due to report.
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Weapons' lifetime gross is still far afield of its closest horror competitor this year, Ryan Coogler's bombastic vampire thriller Sinners.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Farther afield, at Hotel Las Torres in Patagonia, Chile—located at the entrance of Torres del Paine National Park—early morning trekker activity was once a major source of frustration among guests.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, beyond local factors, some researchers are tracking the source of the changes farther afield.
—Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Weapons' lifetime gross is still far afield of its closest horror competitor this year, Ryan Coogler's bombastic vampire thriller Sinners.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Farther afield, at Hotel Las Torres in Patagonia, Chile—located at the entrance of Torres del Paine National Park—early morning trekker activity was once a major source of frustration among guests.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, beyond local factors, some researchers are tracking the source of the changes farther afield.
—Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afield
Adverb
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But Trump’s improvisational attempt to negotiate over both subjects at the same time, with the same groups of leaders, is wrong-headed.—
Michael McFaul,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Aug. 2025
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By ignoring the quantity theory of money and employing neo-Keynesian macroeconomic models, central bankers are often wrong-footed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Google Maps will often lead you astray.—
Fiction Non Fiction
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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That should give Republicans pause because her far-right views have the potential to lead the president astray on everything from immigration and foreign policy to public health and national security.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Afield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afield. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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