WENT (AWAY) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

went (away)

verb

Definition of went (away)

past tense of go (away)

as in disappeared

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In essence, the three LLCs would have to file a new lawsuit requesting declaratory relief that Freidman's interest somehow disappeared with his death.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
According to the Western Australia Police Force and the victim’s parents, Martyn Tann, then 24, of New South Wales, disappeared on April 2, 2013, and was last seen swimming at Mullaloo Beach, north of Perth.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of disappeared

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Fresh marigold leaves were rinsed, chopped, crushed, centrifuged, filtered, and evaporated.

— Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
Any concerns that expanding the tournament to forty-eight teams would bring lopsided outcomes evaporated as underdog nations defied betting odds again and again.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026

Definition of evaporated

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In March 2024, Rice was involved in a high-speed multi-vehicle crash in Dallas, then fled the scene.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
The number of animals in his care has multiplied since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, as hundreds of thousands of southern Lebanon residents fled and were unable to take their pets or farm animals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of fled

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As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of faded

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While Walmart isn’t an official sponsor of the World Cup, either, taking advantage of the social media chatter helps the company glom onto the tournament without paying FIFA for the privilege – especially when attention spans are divided.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026

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