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
The free-flowing, gradient colors effortlessly evoke the sorbet hues of sunsets, the wavy motion of ocean tides, and faraway exotic escapes.
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Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 2 June 2026
These propulsive rocket stages, when combined with a rocket like SpaceX’s massive Starship, could dispatch heavy spacecraft to faraway targets.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
The idea of a faraway place came up, which everybody has heard about but not been to yet.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
During the middle of the day when the sun was brightest, visitors swore they had been transported to a faraway tropical island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 2 June 2026
These propulsive rocket stages, when combined with a rocket like SpaceX’s massive Starship, could dispatch heavy spacecraft to faraway targets.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
The idea of a faraway place came up, which everybody has heard about but not been to yet.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
During the middle of the day when the sun was brightest, visitors swore they had been transported to a faraway tropical island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faraway
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The away uniform is yellow with turquoise, pink, and orange trim, inspired by the historic, colorful architecture of downtown Willemstad.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The pair have traveled all over the world to see Scotland play, but Easton says Donny has never traveled to away games without him until this World Cup match.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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There was another cigar somewhere in his not-too-distant future.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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With the intention of permanently moving the orbiter Discovery to California, the Air Force designed SLC-6 differently from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, most notably by stacking the vehicle directly on the pad rather than in a more distant assembly building.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
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In the 67th minute, Bosnia and Herzegovina had a golden chance with Amar Dedić ripping a shot from the far center, but it's blocked by Swiss goalkeeper Kobel.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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China sits at the far end of that spectrum.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
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The contrast between bright snowfields and deep shadows has always pushed displays to their limits, but on the G6, viewers can finally see the deep, rich blacks that the filmmakers originally intended.—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The judge additionally said that Sarsour's deep ties to the community and his health concerns were also considered in ruling in favor of his release.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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According to the report, released last week, the number of removed barriers surpassed the previous record set in 2024 by 11%.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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Ahsem Kabir, a musician who lives nearby, stopped by the building on Wednesday to check out the removed door handles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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This tends to make remote galaxies extremely faint at those wavelengths.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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City managers and emergency responders should plan for joint ruptures along the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults as a realistic possibility with the current stress conditions, not a remote worst-case scenario.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faraway. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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