faraway

adjective

ˈfär-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce faraway (audio)
Definition of farawaynext
as in away
not close in time or space growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places

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Recent Examples of faraway And so the fires spread, pouring out smoke that washes over the residents of faraway cities. — Joshua Partlow, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 The smell of pine needles, soil, and bark mingles with faraway flowers, and suddenly, the rain doesn’t feel too bad. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 July 2026 Did faraway comets or space rocks deliver the essential ingredients to us? — CBS News, 13 July 2026 Where genius creator and grumpy granddad Rick might take collective hivemind Unity as a lover on a faraway planet, President Curtis is more likely to be found hunting the Loch Ness Monster or the Hodag on Earth, or travelling to the moon. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for faraway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faraway
  1. away
  2. distant
  3. far
  4. deep
  5. removed
  6. remote
Adjective
  • Ruaridh Aldington joins season two of Starfleet Academy as a series regular playing Keats, a young alien our cadets encounter on an away mission who possesses a mysterious backstory.
    — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • City’s new away kit will also be launched in Hong Kong later this week.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of away
Adjective
  • Before January, nearly three-quarters of Venezuela’s crude exports headed to China, with the United States a distant second.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Until last week, those threats still felt like a distant risk.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of distant
Adjective
  • In Kelowna, wine begins with the water—grapes can’t grow this far north without the lake, which moderates the valley’s climate year-round.
    — Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
  • The facility’s long-term plan prevents environmental accumulation in the far north.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Definition of far
Adjective
  • The pair ended practice with a touchdown off a deep toss from Young to McMillan with Jackson, again, in coverage.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • In an era dominated by physical defenders, Baresi distinguished himself through his reading of the game, redefining the sweeper role by combining defensive authority with the ability to launch attacks from deep.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of deep
Adjective
  • If a second autopsy is requested, there may be a delay in the ability to examine the removed tissue.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • There were few professional doctors, so healthcare came from midwives, bonesetters who also cut hair and removed cataracts, ministers, and community members, including apothecaries and plantation root doctors who were knowledgeable about plants.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of removed
Adjective
  • With some wary residents questioning whether Ebola even exists, and health workers in one of Congo’s most remote and volatile regions struggling to respond to the outbreak with few supplies, pregnant women have less care than ever.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Spanning five acres of land, this remote residence has plenty of room for everyone (humans and animals) to stretch their legs after a long drive.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of remote

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