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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
Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
She is met with encouragement from commenters who support her decision to distance herself from negativity.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The distance is uncertain, so scientists can’t pin down its true size or age.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But to distance yourself from the football club, from your team-mates, from the fans?
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
She is met with encouragement from commenters who support her decision to distance herself from negativity.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
That, in itself, is not surprising—younger generations tend to mark their territory and create distance.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The distance is uncertain, so scientists can’t pin down its true size or age.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distance
Noun
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The jeans also have a cropped length that hits right at the ankle and patch pockets that not only look cute, but are also functional.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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The extra-large, rectangular shape offers enough space for long lengths and fluffy curls, while the strong, extra-long teeth form a lock that secures every last strand.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nowadays, these routes and addresses can sometimes call to my mind the Camino Real—the old Spanish road lost and buried but commuted upon daily—or that mythic expanse of the Mediterranean where Odysseus lost his way and people live and work to this day.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Solarization is the process of killing a lawn or an expanse of weeds by soaking it with a hose or a sprinkler system and then covering it with clear plastic, held down by rocks or bricks.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your wallet — and your customer service experience — will depend on knowing the difference.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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For planes flying 30,000 feet above sea level or military vehicles traveling through combat zones, that level of reliability can mean the difference between life and death.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And if the Fed ends up cutting fewer times than traders expect, including three this year, the market could retreat in disappointment.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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One deputy retreated while two of them fired their guns, hitting Williams and Lane, authorities said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An Arkansas woman almost threw away a winning lottery ticket with a big prize.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Zhao did another pass to condense it, pick the things to keep and throw away.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The expansion and contraction of credit directly controls the width of the triangle.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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There has been an absence of pace and width.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The expansion will also include more language support, with plans to increase access to consulting and capital assistance in Spanish and Marshallese, according to an organization news release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sacred Heart Schools announced a sweeping expansion to the Sacred Heart Academy campus focused on improving student facilities, expanding endowments to support scholarships and strengthening the school's annual fund.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Moreover, Hubble put together a superior set of observations that further revealed that the more distant a galaxy was from us, the faster it was observed to be receding away from us as well.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Front and center frame, Chiliwhist Jim presides over the scene, and the camera, while the white men and their dog sit or stand idly, receding into the perspectival distance behind him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distance. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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