Away
Away adjective - Not close in time or space.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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She has a loving father, he's just busy or away all the time.
Source: Lonely Doll Girl - Other claims of fame came from the battle of Wavre, where he ridiculed Napoleon's general Grouchy by keeping him busy and away from the battle of Waterloo (where Grouchy's men would have been decisive), and On War, that, while incomplete, is pretty much the Big Book of War of Europe.
Source: The Strategist -
Your goal is to kill all members of the Council, who themselves just stand there, but they have a good swarm of mooks to keep you busy and a Warp Spider Exarch who starts teleporting them away as soon as your forces get close.
Source: "Get Back Here!" Boss
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Busy and Away. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/away/busy
Away & Busy. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/away/busy>.
Busy or Away. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/away/busy.
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