going (away)

verb

Definition of going (away)next
present participle of go (away)
as in branching (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (away)
  1. melting
  2. disappearing
  3. evaporating
  4. fleeing
  5. breaking up
  6. fading
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  • The group battled cultural bias, personal struggles, and melting cheese in pursuit of respect, redemption and a historic victory.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Crews found flames that were pushing out of the second and third floors and melting siding on an adjoining building, Coughlin said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of melting
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  • From whimsical Halloween accents at MacKenzie-Childs to seasonal steals at QVC and best-selling fall decor finds on Amazon, August is one of the best times to shop before inventory starts disappearing closer to October.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Now, a collection of photographs taken as that era was disappearing is bringing some of those families back into view.
    — Brian Unger, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of disappearing
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  • Despite this seemingly critical importance to the automaker at a time when its profit margins are evaporating, Tesla may be contemplating a future without China.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Book review sections are evaporating; NPR has been eviscerated; and social media followings no longer seem to be reliably converting into book sales.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of evaporating
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  • An Aurora man accused of killing a female bicyclist in Hampshire with his pickup truck and then fleeing the scene has been charged with felony failure to report a crash resulting in a death, officials said.
    — Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Key Background Reiner was accused of fatally stabbing his parents at their home in December and was arrested that same day after fleeing.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fleeing
Verb
  • At another MetroLoft project, 25 Water Street, Berman and a co-developer had taken a radical approach to breaking up the interior space of a hulking building that once housed offices belonging to JPMorgan Chase.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Yannick Bright started the sequence breaking up a Fire run at midfield.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of breaking up
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  • That's particularly true given a rising risk of JetBlue underperforming on RASM and the fading likelihood of its consolidation with other airlines, Godyn said.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That workplace is fading, and the controls have not kept pace.
    — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of fading
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“Going (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20%28away%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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