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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Elsewhere, the Reykjanes Peninsula is shaped by recent volcanic activity, while the highlands remain raw and untamed, offering gravel roads, steaming vents, glacial rivers and vast empty plateaus that feel far removed from the modern world.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
However, the avant-gardists considered that the exhibition reinforced a decorative approach far removed from true modernity.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 May 2025
Similarly, Kiki vacillates between a broad figure of oblivious privilege, not that far removed from Moore’s The Big Lebowski heiress, and a scrapper who feels just as insecure in this place as either sister.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
People generally have higher trust in information sources close to home and greater skepticism about institutions such as the government in Washington and the national media that are far removed from their day-to-day preoccupations.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
However, the avant-gardists considered that the exhibition reinforced a decorative approach far removed from true modernity.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 May 2025
Similarly, Kiki vacillates between a broad figure of oblivious privilege, not that far removed from Moore’s The Big Lebowski heiress, and a scrapper who feels just as insecure in this place as either sister.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
People generally have higher trust in information sources close to home and greater skepticism about institutions such as the government in Washington and the national media that are far removed from their day-to-day preoccupations.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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“Far removed from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20removed%20from. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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