Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distanced
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Keller then challenged him to a fight and the student retreated into the hall.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Mohr wrote the 12 songs on Carve over the course of five years, and eventually retreated to the rural Mojave Desert to properly record them.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
5 Feb. 2026
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Like a giant beast, the kids in the crowd flung their missiles toward the stage and their predator, who clearly was knocked off his game by the intensity of the reaction.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Allred seems to have flung his wild charges at Talarico in genuine anger.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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That responsiveness has proven valuable in recent years as inflation has surged and receded unpredictably.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The facility had receded grout between the floor tiles next to the cove base by the dish machine.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Authority is exercised through existing institutions rather than against them; legality is reinterpreted rather than discarded; emergency powers are normalized rather than declared.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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So are discarded fishing nets and all sorts of mesh that can stop a drone from hitting its target.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The chief human resources officer at $76 billion giant Colgate-Palmolive, Sally Massey, dispelled the myths that Gen Z only brings high standards and chaos to the workplace.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Capital returns concerns Those modest improvements, though, have not dispelled concerns about the sustainability of Shell's capital returns program.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors argued the gait of a person who walks with a limp can be seen in one of the people in the surveillance video from the homicide scene and the site where the SUV was dumped.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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Then in quick succession, a storm dumped a blanket of snow over the Southeast that lingered for days as temperatures plunged again.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In case of a Soviet attack, nukes dispersed in thousands of miles of cut-and-cover tunnels could be launched within 20 minutes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Participants were also asked to discuss whether markets should be centrally located, located on the South and West sides or dispersed throughout the city.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Since taking over as Hongkong Land’s chief executive, Smith has embarked on a pivot to double down on commercial properties and fund management, while shedding its less lucrative residential businesses.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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This deal is another sign the Mavs are moving on from the Luka trade, shedding payroll, and tanking the rest of the season to land a high pick in the 2026 NBA draft.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Distanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distanced. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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