across from
idiom
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
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Walk and talks remove the physical barrier of looking at each other on a video screen or across from a barrier like a desk and invite more creativity and inclusion.
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Located across from Will Rogers Beach, the community was created in 1963 and has approximately 250 homes on the property along with amenities like a club house and a recreation center.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
The complex will be across from the UHealth/Jackson Metrorail station and will have a fitness center, two pools with private cabanas, a clubhouse, dog park and an outdoor children’s playground, according to the proposal.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
The historic Topanga Ranch Motel, located across from Topanga Beach in Malibu, has been destroyed in the devastating Palisades Fire that began erupting across Los Angeles Tuesday and has so far scorched more than 27,000 acres across the region.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Located across from Will Rogers Beach, the community was created in 1963 and has approximately 250 homes on the property along with amenities like a club house and a recreation center.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
The complex will be across from the UHealth/Jackson Metrorail station and will have a fitness center, two pools with private cabanas, a clubhouse, dog park and an outdoor children’s playground, according to the proposal.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
The historic Topanga Ranch Motel, located across from Topanga Beach in Malibu, has been destroyed in the devastating Palisades Fire that began erupting across Los Angeles Tuesday and has so far scorched more than 27,000 acres across the region.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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