Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (away)
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From there, the melting snow on the roof shifted down, causing the icicles to rotate from vertical to horizontal.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026 -
At Columbia University, in front of wrought-iron entrance gates that have been locked for more than two years now, a graduate student named Lily Levitt stood next to a box of whistles as melting snow pooled around her.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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There was something about the footprints disappearing in the powder dusting the sidewalks, the heaps of dirty snow that the kids tried to conquer like Everest, and dogs nearly my size scratching their backs on a tiny patch of ice that resonated with me.—
Leslie Hsu Oh,
Outside,
26 Feb. 2026
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Dustin Vidrine's sight is disappearing — shrinking, really.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
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Researchers at the Laboratory of Nanoscience for Energy Technology (LNET) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have engineered a nanodevice that uses light and heat to generate a stable current by evaporating saltwater.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 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
Verb
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As the driver walks toward the vehicle behind the rig, a van, a person can be seen fleeing the scene on foot.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Schwartz, the retired journalist, spends six months a year in Puerto Vallarta, fleeing the ice and snow of his hometown in Michigan.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But the bigger fiction was that this case could or should result in a court order breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
23 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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Produced by Edko Films, and starring Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng, the film is set in 2012 at a fading hostess nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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His return comes at an opportune time, with the Panthers clinging to fading hopes of reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs to try to win a third consecutive title and with injuries still hampering the team.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Going (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20%28away%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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