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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Between the bars and restaurants are vintage and antique shops, far removed from the high-fashion houses on the Strip.
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Mackenzie Jervis, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Washington, 73, isn’t far removed from undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery last June, forcing him to step down as the manager of the Los Angeles Angels.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
The stillness and calm feel comparable to being out in nature, far removed from the roars of automobile engines and the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The Westerner, with eyes narrowed and speech slowed by a drawl, has become a venerated figure to people far removed from the species’ native habitat, the American range of yesterday that today doesn’t exist and, more to the point, save for artistic revisionist accounts, never did.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
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Mackenzie Jervis, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Washington, 73, isn’t far removed from undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery last June, forcing him to step down as the manager of the Los Angeles Angels.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
The stillness and calm feel comparable to being out in nature, far removed from the roars of automobile engines and the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The Westerner, with eyes narrowed and speech slowed by a drawl, has become a venerated figure to people far removed from the species’ native habitat, the American range of yesterday that today doesn’t exist and, more to the point, save for artistic revisionist accounts, never did.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Far removed from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20removed%20from. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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