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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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Visitors will enter via a mezzanine which means they will be able to see the entire length of the work in one go from afar.

From BBC Jul. 17, 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

But it’s exciting to view from afar, isn’t it?

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

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

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart




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