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away

[uh-wey] / əˈweɪ /
ADVERB
in another direction; at a distance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abroad absent aside distant elsewhere off over
STRONG
forth
WEAK
afar apart beyond far afield far away far off far remote from here hence not present out of out of the way to one side
ADVERB
continuously
Synonyms
WEAK
endlessly forever incessantly interminably on and on relentlessly repeatedly tirelessly unremittingly without break without end without rest without stopping

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"You must stay away from the southern coastline," Little said in a statement, warning that emergency workers would not be coming to help anyone who stayed behind.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

By comparison, Neptune is about 30AU away from the Sun.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

From there, Domagala monitors traffic and sets off alarms to scare walkers, swimmers and kayakers away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Joshua Amissah got up from his seat in the witness box and stepped away from the interpreter by his side.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The captain gave her permission to visit Charles in Chinon, more than three hundred miles away.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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