as in missing
not present at a mandatory time and place
The soldier was AWOL for more than a week. "Where's Ben?" "I'm not sure—he's been AWOL all day."
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Adjective
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Two days after a snowboarder went missing at a California mountain ski resort as a storm rolled in, he has been found, rescuers say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025 -
Police in Georgia were seeking the public’s help on Wednesday to find a man who went missing while making a DoorDash delivery.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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But if a cadre of concerned neighborhood volunteers can be cobbled together with parents who have truant kids of their own, perhaps efforts to reach out to families who have given up minding their kids may actually have a chance of working.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Dec. 2024
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Students aren’t just truant to be truant, Captain said.—
Nadia Scharf,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The main difference is that talc is now absent in its formula to make ashy finishes a thing of the past for deeper skin tones.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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Craig’s name was absent, though, from the BAFTAs Best Actor race—a competition that Stan is a part of.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The indoor and outdoor amusement district, which spans 20 acres, is an out-of-this-galaxy experience filled with events, attractions, interactive art installations, design, retail, technology, bars and restaurants.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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There’s something fundamentally paleo about Basso, from his out-of-another-era firm handshake to his not carrying a cellphone.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AWOL. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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