as in head and shoulders
by a considerable margin
that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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Recent Examples of far and away
At 75-44, Milwaukee has quickly become far and away MLB’s best team, five games better than the next-closest club.
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Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
Nice outing for Mike Onwenu, far and away the best and most consistent among the O-linemen.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
The Lebowski Cleon is set on spending the rest of his days far and away from here, taking a page out of a previous Dawn’s book and running away with his paramour.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 July 2025
And John and Carolyn were far and away the best-looking, non-movie-star couple in existence.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
Nice outing for Mike Onwenu, far and away the best and most consistent among the O-linemen.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
The Lebowski Cleon is set on spending the rest of his days far and away from here, taking a page out of a previous Dawn’s book and running away with his paramour.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 July 2025
And John and Carolyn were far and away the best-looking, non-movie-star couple in existence.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and away
Adverb
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The chart above is showing you that the stock is now emerging from an inverse head and shoulders.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Lift your head and shoulders and move the dumbbell to the outside of your right knee.—
Health Editorial Team,
Health,
28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Also, if the sesame balls with red bean paste pastries are available, then definitely try them for a post-noodle sweet treat.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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It’s named after—and home to—arguably one of the most iconic mountains in the country, and definitely the most iconic in Georgia.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Behind the screens are two apartment buildings, undoubtedly ungrateful to such loud and bright entertainment provided free of charge.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Belichick undoubtedly should be the next in line for a statue and according to Patriots owner Robert Kraft, that will be coming in the future.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Far and away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20away. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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