as in away
not close in time or space many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future

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Recent Examples of far-off Of course, these summertime pleasures often go hand-in-hand with vacations in gorgeous, far-off destinations. Marie Bladt, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025 The trilateral meeting is still a far-off possibility, but Trump has set a soft deadline for the end of the month to arrange it. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025 Nothing distracts from the heat like a journey into a far-off fictional land. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 July 2025 Drastically smaller data centers can be placed close to their target applications, rather than being in some far-off football-stadium-size facility. IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for far-off
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  • Burnley, now back in the Premier League after a dominant Championship campaign, arrive with a strong away form under Scott Parker.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The tone was set from the moment the away team arrived.
    Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • With her brother and his girlfriend still distant, she is left hoping time will ease the awkwardness created over one special dress.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His competitors have become distant runners up.
    John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Detroit has dominated the series in the near and far term, winning six of the last seven and going 12-4 against the number against the Pack.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The scandal also hands fresh ammunition to Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party, which is already leading in the polls.
    Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • White oak White oak is a large shade tree displays deep red to coppery-brown fall color.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • In October 2024, Tom was spotted with his children by pig hunters, who filmed the group on remote North Island, New Zealand Police said.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ireland climbed 17 spots, propelled by career opportunities and new remote-work legislation, despite persistent challenges around housing and healthcare.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Instead, the stay is warranted by the Supreme Court's decisions to stay injunctions ordering the reinstatement of removed officers.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
  • People don’t generally rally behind leaders who seem removed or unqualified.
    Raja Walia, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-off. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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