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
United Nations human rights experts have said such agreements have left people stranded in faraway places, arbitrarily detained for years on end, and at risk of torture and other inhuman treatment.
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Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Abibu's only CT scan was done at a faraway military hospital.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
These vehicles can collectively reach orbits including medium Earth orbit and geosynchronous orbit, or faraway destinations such as the moon, Mars or asteroids.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Built around the rare 80-year-aged Jalali oud, sourced from the ancient Sylhet forests of South Asia, the perfume captures the essence of faraway lands, sacred rituals, and timeless craftsmanship.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Abibu's only CT scan was done at a faraway military hospital.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
These vehicles can collectively reach orbits including medium Earth orbit and geosynchronous orbit, or faraway destinations such as the moon, Mars or asteroids.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Built around the rare 80-year-aged Jalali oud, sourced from the ancient Sylhet forests of South Asia, the perfume captures the essence of faraway lands, sacred rituals, and timeless craftsmanship.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faraway
Adjective
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Golden State closes its regular season schedule with away games at the Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Amid the celebrations, Elliott playfully shoved Ngumoha towards the away supporters, encouraging the then-16-year-old to savour becoming the youngest goal scorer in the club’s history.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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His competitors have become distant runners up.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cooper then reaches the far sideline from the opposite hashmark to force Daniels out of bounds for no gain.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Unite the Kingdom protest was organized by far-right political activist Tommy Robinson.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Frequently, capital comes with deep industry roots — a former music executive backing a music startup, or a healthcare veteran funding a medtech company.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Subprime borrowers and deep subprime borrowers are not likely to buy new cars.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Always a devoted and charismatic husband and fun-loving dad, Bruce, 70, was becoming uncharacteristically removed and experiencing language issues, including the return of a childhood stutter.—
Elizabeth Leonard,
PEOPLE,
5 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
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Paes spoke passionately about the urgent need for resources in the harshly remote settings seen in the film — settings that help to foment these cycles of abuse.—
Stacey Wilson Hunt,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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The nail-biting psychological reality competition sees 24 strangers arrive at the remote castle, all in the hopes of winning up to €50,000 (around $58,700).—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faraway. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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