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as in away
not close in time or space
the distant towers were barely visible in the fog
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as in detached
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
was distant and distracted all throughout the interview
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as in different
being not of the same kind
a marriage between two people from very distant cultures
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Recent Examples of distant
Trust that what’s ending now is making way for something far better to come in the not-so-distant future!
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Clearly, Kyiv is already able to strike deep into parts of Russia where the war was meant to be a distant thing the poor died fighting.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
By studying their weather in such detail, astronomers are beginning to piece together how atmospheres behave on distant worlds.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Bertino's novel meets Adina, a baby aware of her own birth and knowledgable about a distant planet — the planet of her ancestors.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Clearly, Kyiv is already able to strike deep into parts of Russia where the war was meant to be a distant thing the poor died fighting.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
By studying their weather in such detail, astronomers are beginning to piece together how atmospheres behave on distant worlds.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Bertino's novel meets Adina, a baby aware of her own birth and knowledgable about a distant planet — the planet of her ancestors.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distant
Adjective
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The pair have attended several games together, including a special father-son outing to the two-part Champions League quarterfinal in April 2025, when the pair attended the away game at Paris Saint-Germain before returning to Villa Park for the conclusion.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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That run in 2009 did, however, involve the agonising away-goal elimination to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals following a 0-0 stalemate at Camp Nou and a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Due to his austere and detached manner, he is known to immediately inspire awe in his patients.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The consensus narrative of institutional finance has become so detached from empirical reality that diagnosing the problem requires abandoning its vocabulary for the precision of mathematics.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Businesses also use VPNs to keep their proprietary information and data on a single server, especially if workers are spread out among different offices, according to developer platform Cloudflare.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the offensive line that has done well in the first four weeks of the season is set to look far different in Week 5, which Cowboys fans learned in the team's injury report released on Friday.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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An ally of Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, Babis has teamed up with a number of far-right parties in the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament to challenge the mainstream direction of Europe’s policies, including decarbonisation.—
Reuters 3 hr ago,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The coffee shop has become a go-to for far east side Detroiters who have long traveled to neighboring Grosse Pointe for a nearby caffeine fix.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Warm water lifts grime better and helps deep clean better than cold.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Zinc perchlorate remains primarily in the liquid to control the ion movement and improve the battery’s freeze resistance for cold-weather performance.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Armenia was another new sourcing showcase, with an offer of 11 manufacturers of diverse profiles, from sportswear to outerwear.—
Ellen Groves,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Taiwan president Lai Ching-te promised to honor the referendum result while focusing on diverse energy sources.—
Yu-Tzu Chiu,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Rensch’s parents were pulled into the group, where the young chess wiz spent his childhood running around barefoot in a remote forest village.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Visitors to the remote valley of Karma, which leads to the eastern Kangshung face of Everest, were in the hundreds this week, taking advantage of an eight-day National Day holiday in China.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Distant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distant. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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