as in head and shoulders
by a considerable margin
that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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Recent Examples of far and away
While Zaremba prefers topwater plugs, a soft-plastic frog is far and away the best bait for snakeheads, which lurk along the shorelines of the canals.
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Through three weeks, the Panthers and Rams rank far and away as the best kick coverage teams in the NFL.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
In theory, the outside dollars from Apple (a former customer), Nvidia (a potential foundry customer), and others would allow Intel’s chip manufacturing to catch up to TSMC, which is far and away the world leader.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
That previus test flight, the fourth of 2025, was far and away SpaceX's most successful Starship demonstration of the year following a string of disappointing launches ending prematurely with the upper stage's fiery demise.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Through three weeks, the Panthers and Rams rank far and away as the best kick coverage teams in the NFL.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
In theory, the outside dollars from Apple (a former customer), Nvidia (a potential foundry customer), and others would allow Intel’s chip manufacturing to catch up to TSMC, which is far and away the world leader.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
That previus test flight, the fourth of 2025, was far and away SpaceX's most successful Starship demonstration of the year following a string of disappointing launches ending prematurely with the upper stage's fiery demise.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and away
Adverb
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OpenAI’s latest valuation puts its head and shoulders above category peers Anthropic ($183 billion), Perplexity ($20 billion), and Mistral ($14 billion).—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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That being said, there is one suggestion that stands out head and shoulders above the rest of them.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The vibes are definitely compromised around Anfield.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some other state, possibly culminating in a singularity but definitely not an inflationary state itself, must have preceded it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Whatever the case, those watching Zeena’s behavior on the clip were undoubtedly entertained by her response to the situation.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Selena Quintanilla is undoubtedly one of the pinnacles of Latin music.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Far and away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20away. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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