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afar

[uh-fahr] / əˈfɑr /
ADVERB
a great distance away
Synonyms
WEAK
distantly far away far off yonder
Antonyms


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"He shouted to my father from afar and learned that they are fine for now, though they are surrounded by water," she said.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

While the NBA world watched the Celtics’ drama from afar to see whether they would be able to mend their relationship with Brown, he took to social media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Many Venezuelans abroad are searching from afar for family members among the nearly 2,300 dead and tens of thousands missing.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

That left Smith to struggle with managing the situation from afar, since she lived in New Jersey, while her mother and Johnson, now 57, lived near each other in California.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

She couldn’t tell his story from afar, she realized.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart




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