go away
phrasal verb
went away; gone away; going away; goes away
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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Yeah, and a lot of artists throughout their career continue changing and evolving their gear because that never goes away.
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That final-round 80 was 14 years ago but has never gone away.
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But, then, two white patches appeared on the right side, and turned into an ulcer that wouldn't go away.
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Allison Cho, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Yeah, and a lot of artists throughout their career continue changing and evolving their gear because that never goes away.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
That final-round 80 was 14 years ago but has never gone away.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
But, then, two white patches appeared on the right side, and turned into an ulcer that wouldn't go away.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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 23 Apr. 2025.
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