as in away
not close in time or space
many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future
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Recent Examples of far-off
Bucket list trips often include far-off destinations, epic adventures and unforgettable experiences, but some can be found right in our backyard.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
The authors estimate that the more far-off companion orbits the black hole every 70,000 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
Wealthy English, who loved to impress guests with exotic birds as the meal’s centerpiece, named the fowl after the far-off place some merchants had carted it from: Turkey.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
The young Wells dealt with her awkwardness the same way Murderbot eventually would: by immersing herself in far-off realms.
—Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
The authors estimate that the more far-off companion orbits the black hole every 70,000 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
Wealthy English, who loved to impress guests with exotic birds as the meal’s centerpiece, named the fowl after the far-off place some merchants had carted it from: Turkey.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
The young Wells dealt with her awkwardness the same way Murderbot eventually would: by immersing herself in far-off realms.
—Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-off
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The backlash to the situation resulted in a threat against Slusser and added police protection for the team at all home and away games this year, Fox News Digital previously reported.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Roy Hodgson clung to his job in February 2023 despite a crushing 4-1 defeat in which he and Palace were taunted mercilessly by the home support and a section of the away contingent called for his departure.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The new theory posits that the monument’s stones, sourced from distant regions, served as symbols of political alliances, possibly after unrest.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Doka is part of a young generation of Fort McDowell Yavapai whose lives feel distant from when Orme Dam threatened their reservation.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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And so the students gathered, many in their pajamas, in the library and in the campus center where the windows framed a distressing sight: Flames ravaging the mountains in the not so far distance; smoke spiraling in the dark sky.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Receiving a lovely pass from Brahim, Mbappe took one touch to turn inside his marker and smashed his strike into the far corner on 10 minutes.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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In fact, deeper relationship with your family may already be unfolding over the course of the next 15 years.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kiernan Cochran, a senior travel designer at Peru Empire by Andean and a decade-long resident of Peru, brings deep cultural expertise to the conversation.Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors said the pair dumped the bodies in a remote Northern California reservoir.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Money was pouring into themes that played into remote work and remote health as investors looked for growth with interest rates stuck near zero.Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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The removed books were voted on by the district’s Board of Education, which the ACLU argued was an injection of the body’s partisan political views into students’ education.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration has been selling off materials for the southern border wall since at least August 2023, with some of these being auctioned off for as low as $5 in removed listings online.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-off. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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