Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (away)
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Although the museum’s alarm system activated the moment the window was breached and police responded within three minutes, the thieves disappeared before authorities arrived.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Climate action plans from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard have quietly disappeared from public websites in recent months.—
Ames Alexander,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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As investors and counterparties demanded collateral, the company’s liquidity evaporated, requiring a $182 billion government bailout, in exchange for an equity stake.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Following the team's bye week, Colorado entered its contest against Utah headed in the right direction, but the momentum the team found just two weeks prior evaporated in an instant.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bake 25 minutes in preheated oven until cheese has melted and casserole is bubbly.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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The video of Beverly insisting on snuggling into Jeremy’s lap melted hearts across Instagram.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ashley fled the home before officers arrived in a black Cadillac, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Opposition candidate Edmundo González fled to Spain after receiving threats of arrest.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hopes of Orange County renters for any noteworthy discounting have faded.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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In time, the lyrical controversy faded, but it was never really resolved.—
Dan Beck,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2025
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Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But like other governer races, voters are divided along partisan lines.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Went (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28away%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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