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as in far
not close in time or space
the store is far away from here Passover is still three months away
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Recent Examples of away
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
By using performance-cooling fabric technology, these garments help keep wearers cooler by drawing heat and moisture away from the skin while also providing ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) shielding from the sun’s harmful rays.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Nov. 2024
R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
The couple, currently expecting their third baby together, continue to stay connected throughout the NFL season, even during Patrick's away games.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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No stranger to fiery love affairs, fraught dynamics or formal gambits, Guadagnino sets the movie’s torrid first half in a fantasy Mexico City one phallic statue away from going full Querelle.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
By using performance-cooling fabric technology, these garments help keep wearers cooler by drawing heat and moisture away from the skin while also providing ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) shielding from the sun’s harmful rays.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Is there anything stopping you from organizing your own away weekend and inviting those who aren’t invited to the one currently happening?
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
The couple, currently expecting their third baby together, continue to stay connected throughout the NFL season, even during Patrick's away games.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for away
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Place cake on a serving plate, cut side down; discard parchment.Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Bishop Pass 15 uses 650-fill-power down wrapped in a 20-denier water-resistant ripstop nylon shell.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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North Korean soldiers were dispersed in Vladivostok, as well as other far eastern cities of Ussuriysk, Khabarovsk and Blagoveshchensk for training last month, according to the NIS.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The city on the far coast was just visible through the haze.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Burns, an out lesbian, was the only LGBTQ district administrator as of February, according to court documents.Joe Kottke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealers fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $177,581.Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The exam required taking a whole week off, with two and a half days of classes followed by two and a half days of testing.Noel Burgess, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Normally, $397 the blue and gray pick is marked down to $238 — that’s over $150 off — during Walmart’s Black Friday sale.Maggie Horton, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Since 2005, the Savage Stone Quarry has mined a mineral called Baltimore gabbro, which is used for road beds, riprap and airport runways, by blasting apart chunks of rock in a large open pit, situated between Interstate 95 and Route 1.Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
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But oxygen can arise from other processes: Sunlight could break apart water in the planet’s atmosphere, for example.Elise Cutts, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
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Now, 14 years later, their teenage daughter has gone missing from a summer camp near the family’s Adirondack estate.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The girls went missing that day after going hiking at the Monon High Bridge in Delphi.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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However, a significant crisis emerged last week when McDonald's removed Quarter Pounders from around 3,000 stores after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified slivered raw onions from a supplier as the likely source of E. coli contamination.Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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McDonald’s removed Quarter Pounders from its menu in Colorado and other affected states while health officials continue to investigate.Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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The occasionally deep thinkers on the Grading The Week crew don’t mind coaches who refuse to stick to sports.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The rain will be history, but the cold will be even deeper.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/away. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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