Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (away)
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Two employees from a Lowe’s in Richmond made the 90-minute drive early Monday to pick up Francine, who disappeared in September and recently was discovered at the company’s distribution center in Garysburg, North Carolina.—
John Raby,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025 -
And, of course, while large-scale wars are gone, violence in other forms—criminal, state-sponsored, and political—has not disappeared.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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All of the electricity, vibes and crash-the-establishment momentum that began when Deion smacked TCU in his first game as Colorado’s coach have evaporated behind nothing but losses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Oct. 2025
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Add wine and stir until evaporated, about 2 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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The adorable pet cam footage showing what a Bernesedoodle was doing while his owner was at work has melted hearts online.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Remove from heat; gradually stir in Parmesan until melted and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Fatima Yousufi, a former player for the Afghanistan national soccer team who fled to Australia, said her family had been trying to reach her aunt, a single mom who relies on money sent from abroad to feed her four children.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The film was inspired by and is dedicated to director Maryam Touzani’s grandmother, part of the large Spanish community in Tangier that had fled the Franco regime and settled in the Northern Moroccan city in the 1930s.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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The stock market is still rallying to record highs, the Fed is widely expected to cut rates at its meeting later this month, and the general consensus is that recession risks have all but faded.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Not to worry though, say scientists at NASA, because another meteor shower happens in October well after the supermoon has faded.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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The votes of the parties that did not make it into parliament will be divided proportionately, meaning PAS will end up with several seats more than a bare majority of 51.—
John E. Herbst,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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While critics were divided at the time, Casper became a box office hit and earned its place as a nostalgic favorite for '90s kids.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Went (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28away%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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