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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
Myra Adams, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The building boom only increased when Amazon moved its headquarters from Beacon Hill to a series of buildings that are all within walking distance of the hotel, including Amazon’s Spheres, the glass domes breaking up an expanse of office buildings.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Parents with unhealthy attachment styles are at higher risk of parental burnout—including emotional exhaustion and a need to distance themselves from their children—a new study has found.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Vance can look forward to that traditional vice presidential dilemma between loyalty and distance, which explains why only four incumbents have won the presidency in 250 years.
—Myra Adams, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The building boom only increased when Amazon moved its headquarters from Beacon Hill to a series of buildings that are all within walking distance of the hotel, including Amazon’s Spheres, the glass domes breaking up an expanse of office buildings.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Luxury brands have sought to distance themselves from the increasingly shabby in-store experience and ubiquitous mark-downs at department stores.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Parents with unhealthy attachment styles are at higher risk of parental burnout—including emotional exhaustion and a need to distance themselves from their children—a new study has found.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distance
Noun
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Mostly, though, Boland strangles batters with his suffocating and deadly-accurate line and length.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The pajamas are available in short, regular, and tall lengths to accommodate different heights and builds.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Large expanses of seats were unused during the third-bottom home side’s 2-1 defeat to Forest, who are in 17th place, on Tuesday.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trudging across six lanes of highway, and expanses of parking lot, to reach Soldier Field never had many fans, but there is zero romance in this new spot.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The difference is a handful of defenders get Moss’d every week.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As climate change causes sea ice to retreat and the melting zone to expand, these microbes are expected to add more nitrogen to the ocean.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
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Although Ukraine for now is still maintaining a defense, the fall of Pokrovsk would be one of the most serious defeats Ukraine has suffered since March, when its troops were forced to retreat from Russia's Kursk region.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Stained clothing, furniture, and rugs, anything that smells musty or mildewy, and items stored in spaces with termite, bedbug, or mice infestations should be thrown away rather than donated.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Most are used once and thrown away.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These frequencies, Weber argued, had to be large, as gravitational waves passing through them would only induce a size change of a fraction-of-a-proton’s width.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pruning Pruning will help restrict the height or width of the tree if desired and is sometimes needed to remove damage from winter dieback after extremely cold temperatures.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The federal government pays 90% of the costs of Idaho’s Medicaid expansion, which as of early 2025 provided access to care for about 90,000 lower-income Idaho residents who earn too much to qualify for standard Medicaid but not enough for private insurance discounts.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Washington’s neutrality preserved the republic’s future, enabling economic expansion under the funding system Hamilton designed, territorial growth through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, and eventual emergence as a great power capable of tipping global balances.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Homes are often designed with a horizontal orientation, mirroring the undulating terrain, and roofs are pitched with muted colors that recede into the background.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Flood waters continue to recede and are expected to fall below minor flood stage in the next hour or so.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distance. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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