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away from

ADJECTIVE
outside
Synonyms
STRONGEST
farther foreign out
STRONG
alfresco alien exterior extreme outdoor over surface
WEAK
apart from extramural extraneous farthest furthest open-air outer outermost outward
Antonyms
STRONG
central interior middle
WEAK
certain definite good inside internal likely sure
ADVERB
beyond
Synonyms
WEAK
above after ahead apart from as well as at a distance before behind besides beyond the bounds clear of farther free of good way off hyper in addition to in advance of long way off more remote moreover on the far side on the other side out of range out of reach outside over over and above over there past remote superior to without yonder
Antonyms
STRONG
close here nearby within reach
WEAK
near
ADVERB
off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ahead aside below elsewhere far out over
STRONG
absent disappearing removed vanishing
WEAK
above afar behind beneath beside divergent farther away gone away in the distance not here to one side turning aside up front
Antonyms
WEAK
close here present
PREPOSITION
of
Synonyms
WEAK
about appertaining to appropriate to as concerns as regards attributed to based on belonging to characterized by coming from concerning connected with consisting of containing epithetical going from in reference to in regard to like made from out from out of peculiar to pertaining to proceeding from referring to regarding related to showing

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A month away from its closure, onetime gambling oasis Primm, Nev., located along the state border with Southern California, has a new lease on life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It added individual personalities were beginning to emerge, with one youngster already showing a noticeably independent streak and often choosing to spend time away from its siblings.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Just 22 miles away from the head office, the Swiss Alps overlook the Romont coffee plant.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Tariffs and oil tankers don’t explain four decades of teenagers walking away from jobs they could have had.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Half the world away from San Francisco in 1862, French surgeon Paul Broca in Paris announces a discovery that finally turns brain theory into brain science.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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