as in mile
a long distance
the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar
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Recent Examples of afar
Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2019
Grey Worm was largely motivated to violence by Missandei's death, but seeing the damage from afar could shift his loyalties.
—Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2019
Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
Rhythmic beats of traditional percussion instruments could be heard from afar.
—Suhasini Raj Atul Loke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
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Noun
What has become of our beautiful-from-afar, but gross-up-close city?
—Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2019
Grey Worm was largely motivated to violence by Missandei's death, but seeing the damage from afar could shift his loyalties.
—Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2019
Adverb
That power of place is also important for artists who came from afar to develop different artistic styles and personal relationships.
—Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
Rhythmic beats of traditional percussion instruments could be heard from afar.
—Suhasini Raj Atul Loke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afar
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When paired with the $7,500 federal tax credit, the base front-wheel-drive model delivers 319 miles of driving range for under $30,000.Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The trail to the resort site is along a mostly flat shelf that borders the southern shore of Twin Lakes, 22 miles from town.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
Adverb
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Enrollment figures, the amount of space used in buildings and the number of neighborhood families that sent their kids elsewhere all played into Superintendent Alex Marrero’s decision about which Denver schools should be closed or restructured.Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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In all, fishy, fraudulent practices make domestic conservation and ecological monitoring more difficult and can enable unsustainable practices elsewhere.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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As her mother attempts to keep them apart, Tita pours all of her repressed feelings into her sumptuous cooking.Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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Kansas City-area homes belonging to Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into hours apart and burglarized last month, according to authorities and police reports.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The idea to bomb London is a result of this dissatisfaction: why should the Irish people bear the brunt of the war when the enemy is just a ferry ride away?Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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That’s well away from most other deer — and hunters, who are focusing on better-looking ground with better traditional habitat hundreds of yards away.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afar. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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