as in head and shoulders
by a considerable margin
that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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Recent Examples of far and away
Detroit’s +45 at home is far and away the best in the American League, and trails only the San Diego Padres (+47) in all of MLB.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But none would be as likely to come roaring back as measles, far and away the most infectious of the bunch.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
But far and away the most powerful moment in all of The Pitt’s first season takes place in near-total silence.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
Again, actually using your muscles is far and away the most effective way to keep and grow them.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 May 2025
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But none would be as likely to come roaring back as measles, far and away the most infectious of the bunch.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
But far and away the most powerful moment in all of The Pitt’s first season takes place in near-total silence.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
Again, actually using your muscles is far and away the most effective way to keep and grow them.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and away
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On SnapChat, there was a custom snap lens leveraging AR technology allowing fans to have Stitch crawl on their head and shoulders while wearing a lei, sunglasses, etc.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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This is one where the visual spectacle and weird fourth-wall-breaking sections stand head and shoulders above everything else, making for an extremely memorable adventure that embraces the silly side of Doctor Who.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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The smoot framerate, excellent resolution, variety of play styles, amount of content, and new game modes definitely place this in the top tier of third-party games available.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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That’s definitely on that same river of where those players are coming from.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
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“Far and away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20away. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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