far removed from
idiom
: very different from (something)
a pampered life far removed from the poverty of his youth
Hockey and soccer are not that far removed from each other.
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The 39-year-old is far removed from his glory days as a fighter.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The scene was far removed from the days when Thomas didn’t have a place to live, much less to work.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
In these three seasons, the Blackhawks dispatched of a Boston Bruins team (2013) that was not far removed from its own Cup in 2011 and an up-and-coming young Tampa Bay Lightning team (2015) that ended up being a major contender as their young stars matured.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Jagger was in his 20s, not far removed from a suburban-London boyhood spent steeping in the American blues.
—Reya Hart, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The scene was far removed from the days when Thomas didn’t have a place to live, much less to work.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
In these three seasons, the Blackhawks dispatched of a Boston Bruins team (2013) that was not far removed from its own Cup in 2011 and an up-and-coming young Tampa Bay Lightning team (2015) that ended up being a major contender as their young stars matured.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Jagger was in his 20s, not far removed from a suburban-London boyhood spent steeping in the American blues.
—Reya Hart, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
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“Far removed from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20removed%20from. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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