Away and Close by

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Away adjective - Not close in time or space.

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Close by is an antonym for away.

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Away is an antonym for close by in topics: close, next to, close by physically.

She knows it's a silly method to postpone the inevitable, but she keeps running away whenever she hears that Tulas is close by, even intentionally putting herself in harm's way.

Source: Literature / The Kharkanas Trilogy
Ico will gently beckon her if shes close by, or yell out if shes further away.

Source: Video Game / ICO
Villain Exit Stage Left: The Man Behind the Man, after a bit of villainous gloating, leaps away, while Layton and the rest stare close by.

Source: Video Game / Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

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