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Definition of far removed from

: 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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far play

: at or to a considerable distance in space
: to a great extent : much
: by a broad interval : widely

: remote in space
: distinctly different in quality or relationship
: remote in time

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removed play

: distant in degree of relationship
: of a younger or older generation
: separate or remote in space, time, or character

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