Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (away)
Verb
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Instead of just the solar disk vanishing, the entire corona disappeared.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Actors and musicians appeared and disappeared, dissolving into one another.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Add tomatoes with juices and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until all liquid is evaporated and mixture begins to caramelize, 10 to 12 minutes.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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The brand's reliable image evaporated and customers walked away for good.—
Boris Kontsevoi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The team used a natural compound derived from the pomegranate tree to improve lithium recovery from smelting slags, a rocky byproduct that’s formed when ores are melted.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, melted butter, eggs and vanilla.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The student then got into a car driven by a second student and the two fled, the university said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The striking vehicle fled the scene following the crash, police added.—
Aaron Valdez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If anything, his play over the years has masked just how much this team’s defensive structure has faded since Barry Trotz’s departure.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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By the 1960s and 1970s, as the youth market exploded and memories of war faded, advertising campaigns for German companies such as Volkswagen promoted their products as symbols of the counterculture.—
Robert M. Ehrenreich,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the agents' colleagues were divided over the move at the time, the Bureau, under then-Director Christopher Wray, conducted a review and did not find grounds for discipline, CNN reports.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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The park encompasses 134 miles of that stretch and is divided into 13 distinct sections.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Went (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28away%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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