Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (away)
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Snow that makes it to the ground is melting earlier and at a faster pace, reducing meaningful runoff.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Station at 3,400 meters above sea level Glaciers everywhere, including those in the Alps and Andes, are melting at a worrisome speed due to climate change.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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The same message came Wednesday after another offensive disappearing act.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff's office told ABC News investigation is made more difficult by the fact that Black Rock City is a temporary city that is disappearing Monday, now that attendees have left, so officials have to work before evidence disappears.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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The technology uses air to maintain a dry microclimate by evaporating sweat from the inside out, promoting evaporative cooling, per Polartec.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Any notion that Juan Soto's first season with the New York Mets is in any way a disappointment has been evaporating by the minute.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Related Stories While fleeing with her family from Gaza City in January 2024, the car Rajab was traveling in was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt and three cousins.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt, and three cousins.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Chapter One opens with Ocean, a Korean space pilot, breaking up with her boyfriend at a Korean BBQ restaurant.—
Elaine U. Cho
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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After breaking up in 2000, the Jesus Lizard reunited in 2008 to play a brief tour, including a set at Pitchfork Music Festival the following year.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But the data shows the dream is fading.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Now go claim the best Labor Day clothing sales before they—and summer itself—set like the fading sun.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Going (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20%28away%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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