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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This far removed from civilization, however, the balance of power flips, and the resourceful housekeeper takes control. Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026 For most of his time at Fox News, Carlson was far removed from the decisions that were made—and the dramas that played out—on the second floor of the news channel’s Manhattan headquarters, where Ailes and his top lieutenants had their offices. Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026 The island’s more disheveled beach, Pasture Bay (a hawksbill turtle nesting haven from June until November), is fringed by wayward bushes and wildflowers—a scene, one imagines, not far removed from the one Christopher Columbus sailed into in 1463. Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 Robert isn’t far removed from a 5+ WAR All-Star season. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for far removed from

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“Far removed from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20removed%20from. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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