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whither

[hwith-er, with-] / ˈʰwɪð ər, ˈwɪð- /
ADVERB
in what direction
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Whither their cruelty, their decadence, their way of life?

From The New Yorker • Jun. 22, 2018

Whither MOOCs — the massive open online courses that promised to vastly scale up access to higher education?

From Nature • Aug. 15, 2017

Slime "oozed into the mainstream and remained on top for half a decade. Then, as quickly as it came to us, prime slime time slipped away. Whither all that goo?"

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2016

Whither his good name goes, so, too, theirs.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2015

"It is a mighty joke, is it not? Whither thou goest, there I must go. Even if it kills me."

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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