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
Hundreds of missiles and drones have flown across the Middle East and as far afield as Cyprus.
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Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Ideal for visitors who don’t want to leave the comfort and convenience of Great Exuma for one of the tiny cays further afield, Grand Isle Resort & Residences marries a private island feel with a more convenient location and resort-level amenities.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
And in anticipation of a closure of the Strait, Saudi Arabia has been moving large volumes of oil into storage facilities around the Red Sea and as far afield as Japan and South Africa, said Jim Krane, an energy economist at Rice University.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
They are fed up with years of their representatives kicking the can down the road as rents continue to rise and their friends and neighbors head to Pennsylvania or farther afield.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Ideal for visitors who don’t want to leave the comfort and convenience of Great Exuma for one of the tiny cays further afield, Grand Isle Resort & Residences marries a private island feel with a more convenient location and resort-level amenities.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
And in anticipation of a closure of the Strait, Saudi Arabia has been moving large volumes of oil into storage facilities around the Red Sea and as far afield as Japan and South Africa, said Jim Krane, an energy economist at Rice University.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
They are fed up with years of their representatives kicking the can down the road as rents continue to rise and their friends and neighbors head to Pennsylvania or farther afield.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afield
Adverb
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While the initial explanation from the Padres was that King slept wrong, doctors told him the nerve got stretched too much over time and essentially shut off for a while.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s taste is the stuff of legend, a sort of grotesque of the conventional, with his gold baroque glop and fake tans and bright-red neckties—everything gesturing toward high-end elegance but always wrong somehow, always slightly too much.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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My homeland had gone astray, but its beauty was not only its own.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Sales have certainly perked up, but whether history remembers the J250 as taking the path that saved the badge or leading it astray remains to be seen.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Afield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afield. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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