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away

[uh-wey] / əˈweɪ /
ADVERB
in another direction; at a distance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abroad absent aside distant elsewhere off over
STRONG
forth
WEAK
afar apart beyond far afield far away far off far remote from here hence not present out of out of the way to one side
ADVERB
continuously
Synonyms
WEAK
endlessly forever incessantly interminably on and on relentlessly repeatedly tirelessly unremittingly without break without end without rest without stopping

Example Sentences

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Thursday will also see a spell of rain spreading south eastward across the UK before it clears away from the south-east later in the day.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It has been a volatile period for chip stocks amid the fighting in Iran, which has led investors to rotate away from technology companies riding the artificial-intelligence boom and toward value plays.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Tell me you’ll walk away from clickbait and focus on sober, steady governing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Does the debt go away when she dies?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

It doesn’t feel sad if you’ve been away.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.