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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Moreover, Saturn’s highly reflective and easily-visible rings, composed mostly of water-ice and arguably the planet’s most striking feature, are actively in the process of disappearing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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Those veterans are also disappearing in the day and age of Name, Image and Likeness, though, replaced by the freshman receivers who now dominate college football.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
9 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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That broke the navicular bone in her left foot, forcing her to withdraw from the trials and evaporating her hopes to make the Tokyo Games.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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Groves had eluded capture for nearly five months after fleeing the New Orleans jail through a hole behind a toilet.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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That man, Jermain Hall, has since been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and aggravated fleeing a stop or detention.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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