as in head and shoulders
by a considerable margin
that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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Recent Examples of far and away
At 75-44, Milwaukee has quickly become far and away MLB’s best team, five games better than the next-closest club.
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Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
Nice outing for Mike Onwenu, far and away the best and most consistent among the O-linemen.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
The Lebowski Cleon is set on spending the rest of his days far and away from here, taking a page out of a previous Dawn’s book and running away with his paramour.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 July 2025
And John and Carolyn were far and away the best-looking, non-movie-star couple in existence.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
Nice outing for Mike Onwenu, far and away the best and most consistent among the O-linemen.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
The Lebowski Cleon is set on spending the rest of his days far and away from here, taking a page out of a previous Dawn’s book and running away with his paramour.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 July 2025
And John and Carolyn were far and away the best-looking, non-movie-star couple in existence.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and away
Adverb
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For that to happen soon, Bitcoin must complete a potential inverse head and shoulders pattern, which has been forming over the last four weeks.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Each one is different in terms of form (full figure or head and shoulders) and location.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Most bands’ B-sides were random live tracks, extraneous remixes, or goofing off in the studio — and Oasis did engage in a bit of that — but Oasis also famously burned off a number of instant classics as B-sides as if to prove this band was definitely no flash in the pan.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Somewhat in 2020, definitely in 2024.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The growth is undoubtedly thanks at least in part to the move to CBS after the 2024 ceremony was simulcast across Paramount cable networks, Univision, Unimas and streaming on Paramount+.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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The therapist undoubtedly realizes that contemporary AI is doing so and that tons of people are using AI for that purpose.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Far and away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20away. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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