as in away
not close in time or space
growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places
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Recent Examples of faraway
Want to learn more about faraway countries on free embassy tours?
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Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
Padres fans outnumbered Diamondbacks fans maybe 20-to-1, turning the faraway park into a home game.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
And a Cherry Blossom Sour with bourbon, sake and cherry herring liqueur evoked a classic Stone Fence cocktail, but one built with the faraway stones of the East.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
When the news breaks of faraway civilian casualties — an erroneous air strike on a school that relied on outdated intelligence, for example — the mind takes refuge in abstractions and statistics.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
Padres fans outnumbered Diamondbacks fans maybe 20-to-1, turning the faraway park into a home game.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
And a Cherry Blossom Sour with bourbon, sake and cherry herring liqueur evoked a classic Stone Fence cocktail, but one built with the faraway stones of the East.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
When the news breaks of faraway civilian casualties — an erroneous air strike on a school that relied on outdated intelligence, for example — the mind takes refuge in abstractions and statistics.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faraway
Adjective
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Their away form, for the first time this season, does not.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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So now the Sailors, who finished second in the Sunset League, have an away game for the second round of the playoffs.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The Stanford-within-Stanford Baker exposes matters to you even if this exclusive core feels impossibly distant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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If all goes to plan, that prototype, known as Version 3 (V3,) will be the one to reach orbit and be capable of refueling midflight – a capability that will allow for distant missions into space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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North winds are expected to reach 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph and isolated gusts to 50 mph in the far western Sacramento Valley.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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The Royals relievers moved into a far corner of the bullpen after the fan fell.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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September 23 – October 22 A deeper feeling could interrupt your attempt to keep things light.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Benjamín Echazarreta’s cinematography is alert to the workaday energy of the hotel as well as the eerie beauty of the setting, with its mix of fairy-tale wonder and bone-deep dread.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Ahsem Kabir, a musician who lives nearby, stopped by the building on Wednesday to check out the removed door handles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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This member of the Unbound Collection by Hyatt feels more removed than most places in the Catskills, helped by the fact that there are only a small number of accommodations spread across a large property.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Extending housing to remote areas requires new roads, water systems, sewers, schools, and fire protection, all of which are costly and often opposed by local governments.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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At the intersection of climate and faith, the documentary brings audiences inside one of the most isolated communities in America, a conservative Christian fishing town on a remote island in the Chesapeake Bay fighting to hold on as the land beneath them disappears.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faraway. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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