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
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  • First Up Shares of Moderna retreated by nearly 24% Thursday on the heels of their record-setting 176% stock surge, which was prompted by promising news of their personalized cancer vaccine.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Planting himself to the left of the penalty spot, Ballard flung his right boot at the ball, the speed of his leg swing producing enough power to beat Birmingham goalkeeper James Beadle.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of flung
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  • As the immediate crisis receded, many organizations returned not only to their offices, but also to old assumptions about strategy, talent and risk.
    — Akolisa Ufodike, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But then the number fell from 2010 until 2022, as the Great Recession’s impact gradually receded.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of receded
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  • According to the report the items were discarded, and the walk-in cooler could not be used until it was serviced and approved by Tarrant County Public Health.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, the short-half-life isotopes tend to get discarded by the process, and there's also the need to keep the streams of pure plutonium from concentrating, or things could get very nasty.
    — David Szondy August 22, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of discarded
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  • During the conversation, Kehlani dispelled the narrative that R&B is dying.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Any fears the new arrival on loan from Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds may have lacked maturity, though, were quickly dispelled.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • The storm dumped more than a foot of rain over parts of the state, with the highest elevations getting more than 40 inches.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The only other crime series out recently on Netflix are true-crime offerings, where a few of those are dumped out every week.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • The drone threat remains, but the surge capability has dispersed.
    — Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Since the fish dispersed, Bucky Dent and the other bears must also spread out.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispersed
Verb
  • SentinelOne — The cybersecurity stock shed almost 4% after the company issued a weak outlook for current-quarter and full-year earnings per share.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Getting an up-close look at Ship, the company said, would shed light on how its heat shield held up during the flight — key information that could advance the development of Starship, which is designed to be fully and rapidly reusable.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
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