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
While the rest of Burning Man celebrated, Kruglov lay prostrate on the ground at a faraway campsite in a comparatively desolate section of Black Rock City, his throat slashed, as a puddle of blood congealed around his lifeless body.
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Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Korby’s been following a lead inspired by a phrase spoken to Marie by the Vezda, one that’s taken him to the faraway planet of Skygowan, whose largest city bears a similar name to that phrase.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The sand, which makes up over 70% of glass, could come from a faraway riverbed, lakeshore or inland limestone outcrop.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Korby’s been following a lead inspired by a phrase spoken to Marie by the Vezda, one that’s taken him to the faraway planet of Skygowan, whose largest city bears a similar name to that phrase.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The sand, which makes up over 70% of glass, could come from a faraway riverbed, lakeshore or inland limestone outcrop.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faraway
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The pair have attended several games together, including a special father-son outing to the two-part Champions League quarterfinal in April 2025, when the pair attended the away game at Paris Saint-Germain before returning to Villa Park for the conclusion.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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That run in 2009 did, however, involve the agonising away-goal elimination to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals following a 0-0 stalemate at Camp Nou and a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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New James Webb Space Telescope observations have shed light on a distant world with no sun.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Over the centuries, Muslim traders built mosques and schools in sedate Tamale, which was more inland and distant from the direct links of the transatlantic slave and colonial trade.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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An ally of Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, Babis has teamed up with a number of far-right parties in the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament to challenge the mainstream direction of Europe’s policies, including decarbonisation.—
Reuters 3 hr ago,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The coffee shop has become a go-to for far east side Detroiters who have long traveled to neighboring Grosse Pointe for a nearby caffeine fix.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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Rensch’s parents were pulled into the group, where the young chess wiz spent his childhood running around barefoot in a remote forest village.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Visitors to the remote valley of Karma, which leads to the eastern Kangshung face of Everest, were in the hundreds this week, taking advantage of an eight-day National Day holiday in China.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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