Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (away)
Verb
-
If this conveyor belt of warm, salty water were disrupted — say, by an influx of freshwater from melting Greenland ice, or warmer ocean temperatures — the result could be catastrophic.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025 -
The style fused the sleek polish of a wet look with a deep, sculptural wave that framed the face before melting seamlessly into a bun.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
What has brought these species back while others are disappearing?—
Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
-
Younger Americans are worried that Social Security is disappearing.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
In immersion cooling systems, servers are submerged in a fluid that carries heat away without evaporating water.—
Shaolei Ren,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2025
-
Most of these changes were just caused by the water evaporating.—
Joel S. Levine,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Bolda’s journey, from fleeing Azerbaijan as a child and resettling in Germany with no money or language, to becoming a teacher and financial mentor, illustrates how mastering money is not only about stability.—
Alain Hunkins,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
-
Claire was secretly pregnant with Byron’s child, and Byron himself was fleeing rumors of an incestuous relationship with his half-sister.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Terrion Arnold #0 of the Detroit Lions celebrates after breaking up a 4th down pass in the end zone against the Seattle Seahawks during the fourth quarter at Ford Field on September 30, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
-
Chapter One opens with Ocean, a Korean space pilot, breaking up with her boyfriend at a Korean BBQ restaurant.—
Elaine U. Cho
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
But with its novelty fading and political scrutiny mounting, its long-term future in America is far from secure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
-
The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Going (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share