distanced

verb

past tense of distance
1
as in retreated

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2
as in flung

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distanced
  1. retreated
  2. flung
  3. receded
  4. discarded
  5. dispelled
  6. dumped
  7. dispersed
  8. shed
Verb
  • Though gas prices retreated somewhat in the late spring and early summer, the dip was short lived.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After a brief standoff with the buzzing, metal alien, the bobcat carefully retreated, sidestepping into an adjacent empty room.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of retreated
Verb
  • Her fearsome paradisical pieces have been flung like seed across the continents in an informal way.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Buckingham’s long-standing engineer, Gary Paczosa, had respect for how Steve reacted to the many ideas Dolly flung at him.
    — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of flung
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  • Bond yields receded during Thursday's session, with the 10-year Treasury note yields sliding more than 2 basis points and the 30-year Treasury note yield dropping more than 1 basis point.
    — Davis Giangiulio,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • After about an hour trapped on the roof, neighbors helped the family down using metal pipes as a makeshift ladder once the water receded.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of receded
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  • The largest iron ore magnetization roasting project in the world, which can convert discarded mine tailings into high-grade iron concentrate, has begun operations in China.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In that process, countless models are being built and rebuilt and discarded and started from scratch again.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of discarded
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  • Coleman, who is married to an immigrant, dispelled any myths that his passionate testimony was racist, anti-immigrant or politically motivated.
    — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • During the conversation, Kehlani dispelled the narrative that R&B is dying.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispelled
Verb
  • By the time Warners dumped it into theaters, however, too many bad feelings had accumulated between the executives and Ferrara for anyone to have much incentive to make the picture a success.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Just 10 days later, Hurricane Ivan dumped more rain in an unprecedented double whammy for the mountainous region far from the coast.
    — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • Attempts to route production away from China have merely dispersed Chinese enterprises across a wider array of countries and partners while retaining their irreplaceable role in most supply chains.
    — Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no difference between the some 97 or so categories handed out this weekend and the glitzy NBC telecast where the final 19 categories will be dispersed on Monday, September 14.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispersed
Verb
  • The news comes one week after a pair of European and Japanese spacecraft shed its cruising platform and advanced toward Mercury.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Millennia-old inscriptions uncovered in a region tied to the Apostle Paul are shedding new light on how ancient people practiced religion nearly 2,000 years ago.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
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