at a distance of
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—used to describe how far away something is
He spotted the group at a distance of one mile.
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It can be launched in 20 seconds by a single soldier and provide battlefield reconnaissance at a distance of three kilometers, Teledyne says.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
November's supermoon will be the closest of 2025, at a distance of 221,823 miles from Earth.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
That smudge is the Orion Nebula, which at a distance of just 1,500 light-years is one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth and makes for a beautiful target through binoculars or a 6-inch telescope.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The space object, named 2025 TF, zoomed over Antarctica at a distance of just 265 miles above the Earth's surface last Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8:47 p.m.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
November's supermoon will be the closest of 2025, at a distance of 221,823 miles from Earth.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
That smudge is the Orion Nebula, which at a distance of just 1,500 light-years is one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth and makes for a beautiful target through binoculars or a 6-inch telescope.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The space object, named 2025 TF, zoomed over Antarctica at a distance of just 265 miles above the Earth's surface last Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8:47 p.m.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
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“At a distance of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20distance%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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