Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distanced
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At one point in the third quarter, Daniels scrambled against a blitz, stopped to throw, then retreated again 14 yards behind the line of scrimmage and completed a pass while getting crushed to the ground.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Yet, when countered with decisiveness, Putin has retreated.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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At one point, convinced that one of the screenwriters who was on set polishing the script was leaking information to Weinstein, Scorsese rushed into the office and flung his desk out the window.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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As with 100 years ago, the intellectual cards have been flung into the air.—
John Wihbey,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Over the past decade of computing, the desktop has receded.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Residents in part of Poza Rica found their homes’ walls streaked with oil after waters from the Cazones River receded, though no spill was confirmed there.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Any leftover fruit sitting at room temperature for over 2 hours should be discarded.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the trailer, it is shown that if you are caught indulging in a brief moment of pleasure, you are packed away into a human-sized cardboard box and quickly discarded into a heap of other passionate offenders.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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While the women have long dispelled rumors of any bad blood between them, unconvinced fans reignited conflict rumors in February 2023 after an infamous eyebrow debacle.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Though there were reports that Cassidy and Payne had split in May of the following year, the couple dispelled rumors the next month when they were spotted holding hands out on a date night in London.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Lastly, My Roommate Is a Cat is the touching story of how a shy novelist named Mikazuki Subaru comes to live with a feline companion who was dumped by humans and lived a tough life on the streets.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Triggered by a strong earthquake that dumped 40 million tons of rock into the bay at once, the tsunami killed five people and wiped away two square miles of forest along the shore.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Microscopic structure behind the strength Using X-ray analysis, the team found that the LCs dispersed within the LCEs and formed tiny pockets – much like chocolate chips in cookie dough, as the team described.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Shifting the focus to more affordable and widely dispersed ground combat systems makes sense for Taiwan.—
Lyle Goldstein,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Assisting guests to create memorable experiences through the years means Ali has also seen his fair share of requests that shed light on some of the biggest travel mistakes.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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During his interview with Fox News Digital, Aaron shed some light on his character.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Distanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distanced. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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