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
Of course, these summertime pleasures often go hand-in-hand with vacations in gorgeous, far-off destinations.
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Marie Bladt, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
The trilateral meeting is still a far-off possibility, but Trump has set a soft deadline for the end of the month to arrange it.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Nothing distracts from the heat like a journey into a far-off fictional land.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Drastically smaller data centers can be placed close to their target applications, rather than being in some far-off football-stadium-size facility.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
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Marie Bladt, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
The trilateral meeting is still a far-off possibility, but Trump has set a soft deadline for the end of the month to arrange it.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Nothing distracts from the heat like a journey into a far-off fictional land.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Drastically smaller data centers can be placed close to their target applications, rather than being in some far-off football-stadium-size facility.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for far-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-off
Adjective
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Golden State closes its regular season schedule with away games at the Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Amid the celebrations, Elliott playfully shoved Ngumoha towards the away supporters, encouraging the then-16-year-old to savour becoming the youngest goal scorer in the club’s history.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With her brother and his girlfriend still distant, she is left hoping time will ease the awkwardness created over one special dress.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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His competitors have become distant runners up.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Detroit has dominated the series in the near and far term, winning six of the last seven and going 12-4 against the number against the Pack.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The scandal also hands fresh ammunition to Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party, which is already leading in the polls.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Frequently, capital comes with deep industry roots — a former music executive backing a music startup, or a healthcare veteran funding a medtech company.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Subprime borrowers and deep subprime borrowers are not likely to buy new cars.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In October 2024, Tom was spotted with his children by pig hunters, who filmed the group on remote North Island, New Zealand Police said.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ireland climbed 17 spots, propelled by career opportunities and new remote-work legislation, despite persistent challenges around housing and healthcare.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Always a devoted and charismatic husband and fun-loving dad, Bruce, 70, was becoming uncharacteristically removed and experiencing language issues, including the return of a childhood stutter.—
Elizabeth Leonard,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the stay is warranted by the Supreme Court's decisions to stay injunctions ordering the reinstatement of removed officers.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-off. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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