as in mile
a long distance
the hotel is a far cry from the train station, so you'd better call a cab
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Recent Examples of far cry
But don't be fooled, the earnest and inventive bartenders will make sure your tipple is a far cry better than decent.
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Felicia Campbell, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
The home dressing room is far cry from Goodison too — spacious and circular instead of rectangular and cramped.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 July 2025
But even at that level, India would be a far cry better than China, which has been hit with a tariff of 145%.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
This is a far cry away from countries like China, which continually bans websites, including online stalwarts like YouTube, The New York Times, and Wikipedia.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Felicia Campbell, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
The home dressing room is far cry from Goodison too — spacious and circular instead of rectangular and cramped.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 July 2025
But even at that level, India would be a far cry better than China, which has been hit with a tariff of 145%.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
This is a far cry away from countries like China, which continually bans websites, including online stalwarts like YouTube, The New York Times, and Wikipedia.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far cry
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The victims, all elementary school students, got into difficulty in a frozen pond in Bonham, a city about 60 miles northeast of Dallas, triggering a desperate effort by their mother and a neighbor to save them, FOX 4 reported.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Analysts say Russian President Vladimir Putin is in no rush to find a settlement, despite his army's difficulties on the roughly 600-mile front line.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Chevron, however, is there for the long haul, and other firms with a foothold in the Orinoco, such as Eni, Repsol, and TotalEnergies, along with oil-services giants like SLB (former Schlumberger) and Halliburton seem interested.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Keep that balance and your relationship has a better shot of lasting over the long haul.—
Kimberly King,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Far cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20cry. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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