go away
phrasal verb
went away; gone away; going away; goes away
1
: to leave a place or person
She angrily told him to go away and stop bothering her.
2
: to leave home for a period of time
They're going away on vacation.
After graduating from high school, he went away to college.
3
: to stop existing or happening : to end
I just wish there was some way to make the pain go away.
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But right now, Murphy says, the politics of buying an EV aren't going away — just getting more complicated.
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
According to Fall/Winter 2025 runways, risqué looks are not going away.
—Andrea Bossi, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
Israelis want Benjamin Netanyahu to say sorry and go away.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
If the Education Department went away, which would take an act of Congress, its obligations under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 would have to be carried out elsewhere.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
According to Fall/Winter 2025 runways, risqué looks are not going away.
—Andrea Bossi, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
Israelis want Benjamin Netanyahu to say sorry and go away.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
If the Education Department went away, which would take an act of Congress, its obligations under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 would have to be carried out elsewhere.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go away
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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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