distanced

past tense of distance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for distanced
Verb
  • Oil prices retreated to around $80 a barrel on Friday, down from a peak of $118 in March when the war was at its height.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 June 2026
  • The officer retreated and fired several shots, killing the dog and injuring its owner, who was trying to secure the animal, police said.
    Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Others got flung toward the accreting planet by collisions or close encounters with other objects, and Jupiter played a key role in that process.
    Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 17 June 2026
  • During parades, the ribbons are flung out of windows along the route, creating a winding, dramatic effect.
    Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Analysts also say ship captains may take their time to decide whether passage is safe and that the threat of attack from Iran has truly receded.
    David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Good habits on offense receded, and the Knicks found their rhythm.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Not because Wyck is a Root repeat, but because the actor has spent four decades playing men who are overlooked, discarded, and possibly clinically depressed.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
  • With a mission statement that champions the customer, the economy and the environment, a single Melia Ann garment replaces two pieces that would have otherwise been produced, shipped and eventually discarded.
    Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Those changes came at full-back and in midfield, two areas of concern for this Brazil team that were not dispelled by the 1-1 draw against Morocco.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Any apprehensions about whether a first-time collaboration between Hartford’s two largest self-producing theaters — Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford — could gel smoothly enough to grasp all the nuances of this challenging work are dispelled immediately by the opening number.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • But especially especially Bea, who got dumped from the island.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 June 2026
  • In order to standardize their modeling, over the last couple of decades climate scientists developed a suite of projections for how much CO2 would get dumped into the atmosphere via fossil fuel use.
    Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • No arrests were reported, and police said the group dispersed without incident.
    Abby Dodge, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • More than 50 years after the band dispersed, the Beatles legacy has of course lived on.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors said the notebook contains diary entries written by Mangione that shed light on his decision to target the healthcare executive.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • Still, this distinction may shed light on the mini-glut conundrum.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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“Distanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distanced. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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