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yon

adverb as in farther

adverb as in yonder

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“Now he’s standing on deck, cursing the wind or lack thereof, and praying for a breeze. Looks like his prayers are soon answered, for a storm kicks up and blows them hither and yon.”

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The fear is essentially anyone who was not born with one functioning ding-dong with which to rule the world, planting seeds hither and yon.

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So Adam fights the Justice folks, hurling them hither and yon and being by them hurled.

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“They just roll hither and yon across the prairie depending on the political winds.”

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Pompeo is exploring a presidential candidacy in the orthodox way, campaigning for Republican candidates hither and yon, falling in love with Iowa’s vistas and Iowans’ wisdom, etc.

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

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