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
There’s a group of companies now pursuing the commercialization of fusion within a decade—not some far-off timeline.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Many find comfort in the belief that someday, in the far-off future, this genocide will be condemned by all.
—Literary Hub
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Lawrence added overlooking war and strife in a far-off land risked the same happening at home.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Ciri was portaled to the far-off Korath Desert and now lives a life among the Rats, a group of young thieves running amuck in a province of the Nilfgaardian Empire.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Many find comfort in the belief that someday, in the far-off future, this genocide will be condemned by all.
—Literary Hub
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Lawrence added overlooking war and strife in a far-off land risked the same happening at home.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Ciri was portaled to the far-off Korath Desert and now lives a life among the Rats, a group of young thieves running amuck in a province of the Nilfgaardian Empire.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for far-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-off
Adjective
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See one example in the away win over Dynamo Kyiv, where Mateta makes a near-post sprint as Yeremy Pino shapes to cross.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Tigers took down Bishop Feehan, Brookline, Natick, Needham (twice), Wellesley (twice) and Winchester, falling only in away matches against Brookline and Natick.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One whose roots lie in generations of people determined to turn distant communication into an everyday reality.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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But André, who Bonitzer has named after the early surrealist André-Aimé-René Masson, soon confronts our man with a situation that — at least on some distant subconscious level — forces him to re-evaluate his metrics.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In September, independent journalist Jason Paladino wrote that the Department of Justice appeared to have removed a study that found far-right extremists to be responsible for the most lethal terrorism since 1990.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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One hurdle for these editors is that far-right hate is more conducive to digital slop, both because algorithms prize outlandish ragebait and because the tribalistic ideas themselves are low IQ rubbish.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For deep crosses, timing is much harder.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The process of retrieving remains is plagued a deep sense of distrust that has prevailed between the two parties both throughout the past two years of war and in a ceasefire period already marked by dueling accusations of violations.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The team hopes to prepare the technology for real-world deployment in the future, with potential applications in search and rescue, agriculture, and remote construction, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Where to Go Your mini-moon should be intimate, indulgent, and stress-free—luxe places that feel remote but are easy to get to.—
Jim Augerinos,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the Justice Department’s request, Apple removed apps that would allow online social communities to track the presence of ICE officials.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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The complaint asked the judge to order officials to reinstate the removed books and to bar Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DoDEA Director Beth Schiavino-Narvaez from ordering further removals from school libraries and curriculum.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-off. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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