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as in far
not close in time or space
the store is far away from here Passover is still three months away
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Recent Examples of away
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 July 2025
After getting the girls away from the attack, Cristen Brink returned to her husband and was attacked with a knife, Hagar said.
—Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
Zach Powell, New York Times, 20 July 2025
Picking the right song lyric for an away message on AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), hoping your crush would see it and message you.
—Chantal Waldholz, Glamour, 18 July 2025
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Adverb
Bieber remains at least two weeks away from a big-league return.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 July 2025
After getting the girls away from the attack, Cristen Brink returned to her husband and was attacked with a knife, Hagar said.
—Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
Adjective
Burrow was a victim of a home burglary in December while playing an away game against the Dallas Cowboys.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 20 July 2025
Picking the right song lyric for an away message on AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), hoping your crush would see it and message you.
—Chantal Waldholz, Glamour, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for away
Adverb
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That percentage is also very similar to 2023 and down slightly from the 100.1% of mid-2022, reflecting the red-hot market of 2020-mid-2022 in which buyers were fiercely competing for homes, often asking over asking price.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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Here, the odds of the postseason dropped a full three percentage points, to 95.9% (though that’s with a 92.5% chance of a division title and a 52.4% chance of a bye, down from 73.7% last week).—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Even the brilliant drone attacks that Zelensky launched, at the beginning of June, against Russian airfields in the far interior, were a maneuver in the endgame that strengthened his bargaining position rather than reversing the outcome of the war.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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The diminutive Argentine ghosted between defenders, leapt high behind 6ft 2in center back Rio Ferdinand and met the ball with a perfect header, looping it past goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar into the far corner of the net.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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It has been speculated the deal is for one season with an out clause if an NBA team wishes to sign him.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
1 Aug. 2025
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In the final 11-on-11 period, Heinicke threw to Fitzpatrick on an out route near the right sideline.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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Plus, these Keds kicks are 38 percent off and seem a little sturdier for fall.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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The Army did acknowledge that Black Hawk altimeters may be more than 100 feet off before adding that their pilots aim to maintain altitude within 100 feet of a limit.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Pour out a bit of suede cleaning liquid (or an acid like white vinegar) onto a dry cloth, rubbing it into the shoe’s upper to lightly dampen the affected suede and break apart particle clumps.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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People are going around scavenging from construction sites and breaking apart wood pallets from ships that deliver food.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The pigs are playing an unlikely role as proxies for humans in research to help find the staggering number of people who have gone missing in Mexico during decades of drug cartel violence.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
29 July 2025
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In July, the DOJ released a tape recording of the camera in his prison cell leading to allegations there were some missing minutes, three according to an examination of the metadata by Wired.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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With client-facing roles, more removed engineers, and positions in between all speaking different vernaculars, a lingua franca must be found.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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McDonald's removed beef and onions from its supply chain after the CDC informed them of the outbreak, and Taylor Farms issued a recall of yellow onions in Oct. 2024, FOX Business reported last year.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Venerable entertainment lawyer Bruce Ramer, of Gang Tyre Ramer Brown and Passman, tells Variety that the shuttering of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will have deep impact on public media across the country.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Aug. 2025
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Many of these customs, like keeping quiet on trains, reflect deep cultural values.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/away. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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