GOING AWAY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

going (away)

verb

Definition of going (away)

present participle of go (away)

as in branching (out)

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Rancher Jay Fetcher said that with climate change, the snow is melting much earlier in the spring on his high-elevation pastures.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Opposition is melting in Asia and Europe amid improved reactor designs and desperation for more power.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of melting

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In the moments that follow, Wren seems to be preparing to slam her head against a bathroom wall before disappearing right in front of Tate.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
According to tracking site FlightRadar24, the plane, which bears the tail number N212ML, appears to have circled off the Bahamian coast before disappearing from radar.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappearing

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Commodity execution is evaporating while judgment, direction and AI fluency command premiums.

— Hammad Ali Nasir, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Novo Nordisk currently reuses some process water in cooling towers, where the water helps remove excess heat before eventually evaporating.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of evaporating

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Step Back Kenya has long been a refuge for people fleeing conflicts in neighboring countries, from Somalia and Sudan in the early 1990s to South Sudan, Burundi and the DR Congo.

— Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Masson credited the town’s surveillance cameras with capturing the fleeing pair abandoning at least one of the paintings and the city’s police force with a quick response.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of fleeing

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Jacobs was playing hurt, Watson and Reed missed extended stretches with injuries, Van Ness was injured, Rashan Gary was fading and Nixon wasn’t the same player as in the season’s first half.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Evolving threats While some rules travelers have lived with for decades might be fading, the aviation sector is still dealing with changing threats.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fading

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