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Afield

/əˈfild/
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(adv) Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)

Don't go too far afield.
Naturally, Europe and its many loops were well-defined, but farther afield things got sketchier.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The search team traveled far ____ to find the missing hiker in the woods.

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