across from
idiom
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
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The ferry terminal is across from the airport, making the whole experience very seamless.
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
The work started in June 2024 on the 14.84-acre park that is easily accessed at Imperial Highway and Berry Street or Elm Street and Sievers Avenue, across from the Brea Senior Center and the Boys & Girls Club.
—Terri Daxon, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
Held in the vacant lot across from the Marlin Hotel on 12th and Collins, this weekly madcap dance party took on new credibility last week when Miami Beach Mayor Sy Gelber (club name: Super Fly Sy) showed up with his charming wife, Edith Gelber, who does not at present have a club name.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, Ben Rice is across from Austin Wells but also diagonal from Judge and near Bellinger.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
The work started in June 2024 on the 14.84-acre park that is easily accessed at Imperial Highway and Berry Street or Elm Street and Sievers Avenue, across from the Brea Senior Center and the Boys & Girls Club.
—Terri Daxon, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
Held in the vacant lot across from the Marlin Hotel on 12th and Collins, this weekly madcap dance party took on new credibility last week when Miami Beach Mayor Sy Gelber (club name: Super Fly Sy) showed up with his charming wife, Edith Gelber, who does not at present have a club name.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, Ben Rice is across from Austin Wells but also diagonal from Judge and near Bellinger.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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