across from
idiom
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
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First aid is located on the main concourse across from Section 116.
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In fact, hours after the attack on Broadbelt, an investigator cited two homes for a combination of 12 citations — one of which is directly across from where the mauling took place and home to some of the dogs suspected of killing Broadbelt.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Directly across from the Safeway in Aurora is GW Supermarket, and just a six-minute drive down Mississippi Avenue, shoppers can find a King Soopers, Costco and Sprouts Farmers Market.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The Qatari prime minister sat across from Hamas’ chief negotiator, Khalil Al-Hayya, under the maroon-and-white flag of the Gulf nation on Monday evening.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In fact, hours after the attack on Broadbelt, an investigator cited two homes for a combination of 12 citations — one of which is directly across from where the mauling took place and home to some of the dogs suspected of killing Broadbelt.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Directly across from the Safeway in Aurora is GW Supermarket, and just a six-minute drive down Mississippi Avenue, shoppers can find a King Soopers, Costco and Sprouts Farmers Market.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The Qatari prime minister sat across from Hamas’ chief negotiator, Khalil Al-Hayya, under the maroon-and-white flag of the Gulf nation on Monday evening.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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