across the way

idiom

: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live across the way (from us).

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The official across the way, not the one two feet away, threw the flag. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025 The 38,000 square-foot space is across the way from the Costco on Tyvola Road, just off Interstate 77. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025 Attended by his glamorous, much younger girlfriend (Grace Kelly), Jeff spends his time spying on the neighbors in the apartment building across the way. Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 Orangetheory, Hotworx Yoga and Club Pilates are also located across the way, off West Seventh Street. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for across the way

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“Across the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20way. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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