Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (away)
Verb
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In some regions, natural uplift from melting ice sheets may also contribute to seismic events.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Sunset Stripes and Suedes The Axon sweater dress is core to the brand, updated each season in new shades of melting colors.—
Madeline Fass,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The plan worked, and within hours, the animals were seen disappearing into the dark water, and emerging further down the line, to breathe from the holes the volunteers had placed in the ice above.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Most of those trout that were netted and hoisted for a picture likely lived, splashing water through the air and then disappearing back into the river.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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Maricopa County also has to wrestle with its costly summer fuel blend, which is designed to prevent gas from evaporating in the heat, creating less pollution.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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South Caicos used to produce more salt than all the other Turks & Caicos islands combined, by evaporating seawater in shallow ponds.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Officials said Booth allegedly stopped chasing the uncle, dropped the screwdriver and stripped off her clothes before fleeing from responding police.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Last year, a mysterious fireball was spotted breaking up in the sky over southern Russia.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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They got engaged for the first time in November of 2022, before breaking up in January 2004.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Caos isn’t an easy listen, often fading into a bleary haze and not quite coherently fulfilling the implications of its concept.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Imagine slowly losing the center of your vision, like a camera lens fading to fog.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Going (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20%28away%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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