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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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And every year billions of gallons of water have to be bought, and brought to L.A. from afar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Florida resident stayed in touch with Zaggle on WhatsApp through the pandemic, regularly ordering new pieces from afar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Watching from afar, he believes England have the talent to improve on an erratic 2025-26 campaign.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

"If a galaxy were a city, the brightest stars would be the skyscrapers that immediately catch your eye from afar," said lead author Chloe Cheng, a recent doctoral graduate of Leiden University.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

So it was not just coral trinkets and flower bulbs that this seafaring friend of Hannah’s brought from afar!

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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