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
Like Twin Peaks, The Return opened with two murders, when a kissing couple were mauled by a mysterious monster who emerges from a glass box, and a body without a head and a head without a body were found rotting in a faraway room.
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K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
During the middle of the day when the sun was brightest, visitors swore they had been transported to a faraway tropical island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2025
Venus’ alignment with Neptune favors a romantic rendezvous on faraway shores.
—USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Firefly shared a video from Blue Ghost showing a very faint and faraway moon, seen for just a moment before the brilliantly bright Earth eclipses the celestial spec as the lander climbs up its orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
During the middle of the day when the sun was brightest, visitors swore they had been transported to a faraway tropical island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2025
Venus’ alignment with Neptune favors a romantic rendezvous on faraway shores.
—USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Firefly shared a video from Blue Ghost showing a very faint and faraway moon, seen for just a moment before the brilliantly bright Earth eclipses the celestial spec as the lander climbs up its orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faraway
Adjective
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Arsenal’s home defeat to West Ham coupled with Liverpool’s away win over Manchester City opened up an 11-point gap between the two rivals at the top of the table.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The first leg is at home March 6 and the away leg is March 13 in Jamaica.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Shaw’s prophecy was light years distant from Uncle Jerry’s reality.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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In Oscar-winning writer/director Bong Joon Ho’s new movie, Mickey Barnes (Pattinson) is an Earth man who signs up for a colonizing expedition to a distant icy planet and volunteers for a job that puts him in deadly situations constantly.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Others are in Dallas and the far reaches of Wisconsin.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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The balustrade at the far end affords one of the great panoramas of the Eternal City, with the dome of St. Peter’s etched on the horizon.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Brody was last spotted in a deep bar conversation with Chalamet.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Several of those have also been targeted for deep budget and staffing cuts at the direction of the White House and its Department of Government Efficiency.—
Alan Neuhauser,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Explaining the decision in a press release, the company noted that the removed drinks aren't commonly purchased and can be complex to make or are similar to other drinks on its menu.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Alongside the removed drinks, Starbucks has also included colorful additions to its menu.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For remote workers, Teams made Skype obsolete By the numbers: Microsoft said Skype had 36 million daily active users in 2023.—
Angrej Singh,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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The places where the occultation happens close to sunset are relatively remote.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faraway. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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