Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (away)
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The prolonged below-freezing temperatures prevented the snow pack from melting for an extended time, reflecting sunlight and limiting natural warming, keeping it colder and the energy demand higher, AccuWeather reported.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Following a period of heavy rain and melting snow, the River Raisin swelled, breaking up its icy surface.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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That doesn’t mean the drama is disappearing completely.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes, these platforms use disappearing messages.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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That way the water has time to saturate the ground rather than evaporating or drying out quickly when peak daytime temperatures are in the 80s and 90s in Miami.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Trump will want the agreements before his April visit to China to signal that Beijing’s leverage is evaporating against a united front, a China expert wrote.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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He has been charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest with a motor vehicle, and felony assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
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That evidence came in the form of a video recorded by the Venezuelan national's wife, who said her husband was shot in front of their family while fleeing ICE officers on foot.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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He’s best known for breaking up that colossus, which is spurring speculation that PayPal’s board intends to sell off segments of the firm’s business.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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After breaking up with Berlingeri, Bad Bunny began dating Jenner, which was his most headline-grabbing relationship yet.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
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He’s spurred to do so, however, by Roza (Michelle Tzontchev), a single parent who now tellingly goes by the anglicized Rose, but is troubled by her growing distance (and more so, her young son’s) from her cultural roots — and her fading memories of a mother who didn’t travel and change with them.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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The engines fading into something that felt like disbelief.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Going (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20%28away%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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