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as in length
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles
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as in expanse
a wide space or area
a region marked by great, featureless distances
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as in difference
the quality or state of being different
the brothers' personalities are like the distance between night and day
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as in to throw away
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Recent Examples of distance
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
International students can no longer work at the student paper at Purdue University after the administration made a host of changes to distance itself from the outlet.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
So how that distance affect your relationship to the material?
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Tory Lanez has filed for a protective order to distance himself from Megan Thee Stallion‘s defamation lawsuit against blogger Milagro Gramz, legal name Milagro Cooper.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
International students can no longer work at the student paper at Purdue University after the administration made a host of changes to distance itself from the outlet.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
The different dances seemed to communicate distance.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
So how that distance affect your relationship to the material?
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distance
Noun
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This style comes in two wash colors; short, regular, and long lengths; and sizes 00 to 24.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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That film goes to great lengths to stick to the book’s winding and intricate plot.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The sheer expanse of places to see in Japan is astounding.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Between them stretches the long expanse of the table—a zone of tension, where the celestial mission of knowledge collides with the earthly reality of budgets.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But at least some of his teammates notice a difference in Guerrero when the opponent is New York.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The sherry needs to be manzanilla or fino, which is a difference in kind to the more oxidative types of sherry, like Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, or the very sweet Pedro Ximénez.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unwind by one of two pools, retreat to a private cabana, or stroll along the expansive stretch of pristine beachfront.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Together, these moves position China as a responsible power at the very moment others are retreating.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Public health authorities are urging people to throw away certain precooked pasta meals sold at two popular retailers over concerns that they could be contaminated with listeria and connected to a worsening nationwide outbreak.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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The pasta dishes should be thrown away or returned to where they were purchased.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That precision is like measuring the distance between the North and South poles to better than the width of a single hair.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Added to which, wing-backs Alejandro Grimaldo and Frimpong, the latter now with Wirtz at Anfield, were an incredibly dynamic threat, stretching opponents across the full width of the pitch but playing with enough individual variety to pose a range of different questions.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The transaction marks another milestone in KKR’s expansion in the region.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Madrid Content City has already become one of the largest audiovisual hubs in Europe and is now entering phase IV of its expansion, expected to be completed by 2026.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As time goes on, objects that are gravitationally unbound from one another will recede away from one another at ever-increasing rates.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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The whole image is a set of geometric elements receding precisely, which either or both ruins or/and enhances a little of the painting’s magic for me.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distance. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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