Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (away)
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Boston is set to see the last piles of melting snow dwindle in the coming week, with unseasonably warm temperatures and mild weather incoming, according to National Weather Service forecasts.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Another key process is sublimation, where ice turns directly into water vapor without melting first.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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Those partnerships can be profitable, but the easy money for Wall Street is disappearing.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Palomas and classy Aperol spritzes are in, mocktails and nonalcoholic beers are rising, and espresso martinis aren’t disappearing anytime soon.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the researchers used this effect to spray the cathode material onto a metal surface, triggering the Leidenfrost effect and flash-evaporating it.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 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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Highways were jammed overnight and into Monday with people fleeing after what was Israel's deadliest barrage on Lebanon in more than a year, striking hours after Hezbollah fired missiles across the border for the first time in more than a year.—
FADI TAWIL,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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During the chase, a pedestrian ran into the street in an apparent attempt to engage the driver and was struck by the fleeing vehicle, police said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The room begins to feel fragmented, with too many edges breaking up the sightline.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
3 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, in the early 1900s, people feared broadcast radio would wrinkle their skin, dry up the sky, and even cause flooding by breaking up clouds.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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The clubs, civic organizations and community events that once brought our forefathers together are largely fading away.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Produced by Edko Films and directed by Jack Ng, the film is set in 2012 at a fading hostess nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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