across from
idiom
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
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Cincinnati's Curiosity now operates out of a two-story historic building at the edge of Over-the-Rhine, directly across from TQL Stadium and FC Cincinnati's future mixed-use entertainment district.
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 13 July 2025
The Otter is sitting directly across from the Porcupine.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Exotica Indian Kitchen & Bar, located across from the convention center at The Green, relies on conventions for up to 30% of its revenue during summer months, restaurant employee Lakshmi Veeraki said.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
Troy Donahue starred as one of three detectives who worked out of a houseboat anchored across from the Fontainebleau Hotel.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 13 July 2025
The Otter is sitting directly across from the Porcupine.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Exotica Indian Kitchen & Bar, located across from the convention center at The Green, relies on conventions for up to 30% of its revenue during summer months, restaurant employee Lakshmi Veeraki said.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
Troy Donahue starred as one of three detectives who worked out of a houseboat anchored across from the Fontainebleau Hotel.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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