Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (away)
Verb
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Most of the West saw historically poor snowfall over winter, which has significant implications for residents and businesses that depend on the melting snow for irrigation each summer.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026 -
The Facebook video post shows the start of the fire, with flames melting through the plastic wrapping of Scott toilet paper cases.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s your grocery budget quietly disappearing into the trash.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Snapchat, which is popular with young people and known for its disappearing photos and videos, has 474 million users every day, on average, according to the annual report.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This risky gambit signals that his prospects for higher office are evaporating fast.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead of collapsing indefinitely or evaporating completely through Hawking radiation, the black hole reaches a stable state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The pursuit ended with Wilkins fleeing the vehicle on foot, with two officers in pursuit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez abandoned his scooter in the street and tampered with its license plate before fleeing, first to the Bronx, then rural Pennsylvania, the prosecutor said.—
Gardiner Anderson,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Leading up to rehab, post-hysterectomy and just before officially breaking up with Antonoff, Dunham reconnected with a childhood boyfriend, Nick.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Demonstrations took place in several cities across Israel over the weekend, with police breaking up a large gathering in Tel Aviv.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As in this moisturizing CeraVe cream, beta-hydroxy acid (BHA) is able to penetrate past superficial layers to turn skin into a smooth canvas while fading age spots and hyperpigmentation.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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The letters are printed on the sides of the keys rather than the top, which prevents fading.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Going (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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