abroad

[uh-brawd] / əˈbrɔd /

ADJECTIVE

in a foreign country

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away elsewhere overseas

WEAK

in foreign lands in foreign parts out of the country touring traveling

Example Sentences

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Chinese carmakers are aggressively expanding overseas, shipping 784,000 cars abroad in May, a 75% increase from a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Bier said the visa policies affect half of all legal immigrants coming from abroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and local police agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

It added that the breach is believed to have begun as early as June through a server based abroad.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

For all the whos, whats, whys, whens, and wheres, both here and abroad, refer to the Manifest Herald.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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