as in away
not close in time or space
many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future
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Recent Examples of far-off
Following the American Revolution, many in Maine began to express resentment about how the state legislature in far-off Boston administered the District of Maine, likening their situation to that of the American colonies before the Revolution.
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Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
After Butler’s first game with the Warriors — a blowout win over the Bulls to edge them back to .500 — head coach Steve Kerr said that the far-off team goal was to eventually climb up to the sixth seed.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Quantum Encryption At some point in the not-so-far-off future, quantum computers will become powerful enough to easily crack many forms of digital encryption.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Westlake Village isn't exactly a far-off destination for me.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
After Butler’s first game with the Warriors — a blowout win over the Bulls to edge them back to .500 — head coach Steve Kerr said that the far-off team goal was to eventually climb up to the sixth seed.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Quantum Encryption At some point in the not-so-far-off future, quantum computers will become powerful enough to easily crack many forms of digital encryption.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Westlake Village isn't exactly a far-off destination for me.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for far-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-off
Adjective
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In both their series against Pumas and Monterrey, the Whitecaps tied the first leg at home, then scored in extra time to tie the second leg and advance on away goals.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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At the final whistle, a goal by Akpom having sealed a 2-0 win for the away side, Bentaleb’s team-mates and members of the Lille coaching staff flocked towards him one by one.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Gravitational lensing is the best way to infer the presence of incredibly distant objects and measure their mass.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But for the church officials and the families at Holy Family Church, the pope was not a distant religious figure in a faraway country, but a daily presence.—
Bilal Shbeir,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Her parents were at pretty much every game, whether just across town or in the far corners of the state.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The best compost bins used to be strictly utilitarian—plastic, bulky DIY pails usually banished under the sink or to the far corner of the yard.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Orioles scored the first run of the game in the second inning when Ramón Laureano ripped an RBI double to deep center.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fielder showed an exacting sense of how grotesquely unreal reality shows could get, as well as a deep awareness of how the sausage gets made.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to the tracks in Tumbler Ridge, more tracks in a remote region northwest called Bullmoose Creek were also discovered, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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Housing construction starts Housing construction rates have improved in the wake of the pandemic — particularly in the South and West, where a housing boom and the rise of remote work fueled a major demographic shift toward the Sun Belt.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The American Federation of Teachers filed its lawsuit after the ED removed and paused applications for IDR plans, a move the department said was necessary following a ruling by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals blocking the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Any income that is neutralised or removed is not considered as relevant for UEFA’s regulations.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-off. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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