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Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (away)
Verb
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After it was announced in 2019 that the project’s release date had been moved to 2021, Sherlock Holmes 3 disappeared from the studio’s slate.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026 -
The 12-year search for answers has concluded for the family of Trukita Scott, a mother of two who suddenly disappeared in 2014.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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No explanation, no farewell episode, no acknowledgment that a human being had just evaporated from the cast.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2026
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Consequently, Treasury yields are elevated relative to year-to-date lows and gold, despite retreating from its January peak, continues to signal that institutional safe-haven demand has not evaporated.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Once stabilized, rapidly increasing the heat melted the lithium hydroxide more evenly around the particles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Years of angst over the changing of the guard at the media giant, Dow Jones component and larger-than-life American capitalist symbol melted away.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Tanya Veluz fled the Eaton Fire with her 10-year-old as ash and embers rained down.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Refugees fled south as communist troops stormed down Highway 1, heading for the nation’s capital, Saigon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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While Ingram faded, Barnes shone in the playoffs.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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That one afternoon’s momentary shame soon faded, but the belief that to be sick is a personal failure has much broader consequences.—
Tom Levenson,
Time,
20 May 2026
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The authority was created in 1993, 15 years after the statewide passage of Proposition 13, which radically changed how base property tax revenues were divided.—
Mercury News Editorial,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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The clip has since circulated widely on social media, where reactions have been sharply divided.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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“Went (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28away%29. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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