go away

verb

went away; gone away; going away; goes away
Synonyms of go awaynext
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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Sure, the constant debate over whether athletes with professional experience will be allowed to play this season is not going away anytime soon. Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The calendar is about to flip to September, but August’s heat won’t go away quietly in Kansas City. Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 These habits started during the pandemic and never went away, according to experts. Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Meta’s legal troubles are far from over, despite the company’s decision Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion to make addiction lawsuits from state attorneys general go away. David Ingram, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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