Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (away)
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Discovery under pressure Warm ice is a high-pressure form of solid water that remains stable at room temperature instead of freezing or melting under normal conditions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Other tipping points include melting ice sheets, Amazon rainforest dieback and the collapse of vital ocean currents.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The idea of those benefits disappearing is raising alarms in New Mexico, where more than 1 in 5 people relies on them.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Its plumpness was waning, its folds disappearing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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South Caicos used to produce more salt than all the other Turks & Caicos islands combined, by evaporating seawater in shallow ponds.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food companies, is sticking to its goals to use more clean energy and climate-friendly farming practices despite evaporating federal support for those activities in the US, the company’s chief sustainability officer told Semafor.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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The attackers fatally stabbed one of the men and seriously injured the other before fleeing.—
Phillipe Vieira,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ratner notes that acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill has suggested breaking up the standard measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three separate shots, which Ratner says is neither feasible nor is it backed by data.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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Stir, and cook, stirring and breaking up meat into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 2 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The fading crowd audio under Magic Johnson’s speechless.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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Because of it, their once-fading playoff chances suddenly look like a sure thing.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Going (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20%28away%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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