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Describing movement away and changes of direction

away

adverb

turning or looking toward a different direction

backward

adjective

moving or looking in the direction that is behind you

around

adverb, preposition

moving so that you face in the opposite direction

back

adverb

away from an original position or place

up

adjective, adverb, preposition

moving along a road, street, path, etc., or at a point along it in a direction away from you

down

adjective, adverb, preposition

at a point somewhere on a road, path, etc. in a direction away from you

against

preposition

if someone or something moves against the wind, the current, etc., they face it and move in the opposite direction

about

adverb, preposition

moving so that you face in the opposite direction

outside

adjective, adverb, noun, preposition

away from a particular country, area, or town

onward

adjective

moving forward, or continuing

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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