go away
verb
went away; gone away; going away; goes away
1
: to leave a place or person
She angrily told him to go away and stop bothering her.
2
: to leave home for a period of time
They're going away on vacation.
After graduating from high school, he went away to college.
3
: to stop existing or happening : to end
I just wish there was some way to make the pain go away.
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Two-and-a-half million kays hauling on clutch-levers just ain’t going away.
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New Atlas,
3 July 2026
Most healthy people recover without treatment, but the CDC recommends contacting a health care provider if symptoms are severe, don’t go away or lead to dehydration.
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Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
If the advantage goes away, the plaintiffs’ reasoning went, the concern should go away, too.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
And in my experience, surveillance-friendly policies and tech systems, once in place, rarely go away.
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Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
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New Atlas,
3 July 2026
Most healthy people recover without treatment, but the CDC recommends contacting a health care provider if symptoms are severe, don’t go away or lead to dehydration.
—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
If the advantage goes away, the plaintiffs’ reasoning went, the concern should go away, too.
—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
And in my experience, surveillance-friendly policies and tech systems, once in place, rarely go away.
—
Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for go away
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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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