go (away)

verb

Definition of go (away)next
as in to separate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go (away)
  1. separate
  2. evaporate
  3. disappear
  4. flee
  5. fade
  6. melt
  7. evanesce
Verb
  • The Bucs receiver responded by hitting Lattimore hard enough to separate him from his helmet.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But what does separate him from those in Blaugrana however, is his willingness to defend.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of separate
Verb
  • The land dried up, and the Aral Sea—the great oasis of the Asian steppes—evaporated.
    Henry Duckworth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The department’s report says roughly 98% of the water used in slurry to transport tailing to a stack will either evaporate or be collected and reused.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of evaporate
Verb
  • Add a layer of snow and the lawn may disappear for months at a time.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
  • And yet, just before Mars disappears and later reappears from behind the moon, it likely will be overwhelmed by the moon's brilliance.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of disappear
Verb
  • The wildfire plowing through homes in California's Pacific Palisades was at Tiptoe's doorstep that Tuesday, forcing Doran and her extended family to flee with the 175-pound reptile in tow.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
  • At the time, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said Rivera appeared to have been the same man who’d fled after deputies tried to pull him over for having a fake license plate.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of flee
Verb
  • Indeed, the very concept seems to have faded from public discourse and concern.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Dermatologists recommend at-home microdermabrasion for helping to fade acne scars and stretch marks, too.
    Cecily McAndrews, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of fade
Verb
  • As your car idles, warm air blown from the top of your dashboard will melt the ice on the outside of the windshield.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Keep a close eye on things when melting the butter and sautéing the garlic.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of melt
Verb
  • Gilchrist replies, his voice brightening the way an ancient sun suddenly burns through an evanescing cloud.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • Other details — running water, a smudged kingfisher — appear only to evanesce.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2021
Definition of evanesce
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“Go (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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