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adverb

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Recent Examples of abroad
Adjective
Ultimately, linking his story to abroad conversation around CTE. MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
State anti-Semitism was not only driving some of the most talented scientists abroad but also creating havoc among those who stayed in Germany. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 Kasten discusses the team’s business success, its opportunities abroad and some broader growth of the league following recent rules changes. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abroad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abroad
Adverb
  • Displacing 80,000 tons, the Fujian is the closest thing afloat to the US Navy’s 97,000-ton Nimitz-class carriers, which make up 10 of the 11 carriers in the US fleet.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Last week, the Agriculture Department issued temporary emergency funds to keep afloat the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in Wisconsin, known as WIC.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The administration has withheld routine forms of assistance from Taiwan—including by downgrading a defense dialogue with the island, denying Taiwanese President William Lai the ability to briefly visit the United States while traveling elsewhere, and blocking a major arms sales package.
    Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In Central Florida, more than 19 inches of rain was reported within 24 hours in Eustis, in Lake County, while more than 16 inches of rain was reported in multiple locations elsewhere in the county, according to the weather service office in Melbourne, Florida.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).
    Law Murray, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Adverb
  • Orange construction barrels are seemingly everywhere.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Okay, maybe not that honey oak—the golden wood tone that flooded kitchens everywhere in the '80s and '90s.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • These are clearly far afield for the university.
    Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Fort Lauderdale is much more than a beach town too, and visitors staying on the water would do well to venture further afield.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Mark Barden, a retired United Methodist pastor, spends about two months each fall prepping his yard for the Halloweenunted Trail.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These beneficiaries include retired workers, disabled workers, survivors of deceased workers and those receiving Supplemental Security Income.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • And while the absence of a hometown rooting interest obviously won’t translate into a total baseball blackout hereabouts, only someone who’s been clobbered over the head by Wonderboy might expect to see the World Series ratings reach the heights of last year.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • That appreciation came from afar at first, with Eze signed at the height of the pandemic.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Some hotels even launched private members’ programs at that time, adding a localized source of revenue less reliant on guests coming from afar.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 19 July 2025

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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abroad. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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