abroad
adverb or adjective
1
: beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country
traveling abroad
hopes to study abroad next year
both at home and abroad
a family that came here from abroad [=from a foreign country] several years ago
2
: over a wide area : widely
wolves venturing abroad in increasing numbers
3
old-fashioned
: away from one's home
doesn't go walking abroad at night
4
formal
: in wide circulation : about
There are rumors abroad that the company is in trouble.
5
: wide of the mark : astray
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The recipients included scientists at large universities and research programs in the United States, as well as tiny organizations abroad.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
In stock markets abroad, German stocks lost 1.8%, giving back some gains from earlier in the week sparked by a seismic shift in the country’s policy on debt.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
The effects of tariffs (including retaliation against our exports abroad) and deportations will likely be stagflationary — adding to consumer prices but also disrupting industries and jobs that depend on exports and immigrant workers.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noboa has sought to crack down on Ecuador’s spiraling security crisis since becoming president in 2023, declaring several states of emergency and designating 22 criminal organizations as terrorist groups, moves that have prompted criticism from some rights groups domestically and abroad.
—Ana Maria Canizares, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
In stock markets abroad, German stocks lost 1.8%, giving back some gains from earlier in the week sparked by a seismic shift in the country’s policy on debt.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
The effects of tariffs (including retaliation against our exports abroad) and deportations will likely be stagflationary — adding to consumer prices but also disrupting industries and jobs that depend on exports and immigrant workers.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noboa has sought to crack down on Ecuador’s spiraling security crisis since becoming president in 2023, declaring several states of emergency and designating 22 criminal organizations as terrorist groups, moves that have prompted criticism from some rights groups domestically and abroad.
—Ana Maria Canizares, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abroad. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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abroad
adverb or adjective1
: over a wide area
2
: away from one's home
doesn't go abroad at night
3
: in or to foreign countries
travel abroad
4
formal
: in wide circulation
rumors were abroad
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