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
  • Kelly, typically a non-demonstrative engineer, retreated to the airplane bathroom and sobbed.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • But instead of pulling back, Elmi says, the founders reinvested their own capital, applied it to operating as an essential business, and secured favorable lease terms and available talent while competitors retreated.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of retreated
Verb
  • The impact flung trillions of tons of debris into the sky, and much of it headed right into that yawning atmosphere and into Earth’s orbit.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The moment when everything has been flung apart and is exploding in front of you.
    — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of flung
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  • About a year’s worth of rain has already fallen in southern Texas and while water levels have receded in some areas, officials urge residents to remain vigilant while heavy showers continue in areas already inundated by torrential rain.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • In Kerrville, the city police department said in a noon update that while high water had mostly receded, the emergency is ongoing, with numerous road and bridge closures.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 July 2026
Definition of receded
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  • Gavin refuses to use a byproduct solely because it would otherwise be discarded.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • If unused, those embryos can be frozen, discarded, donated to research or donated to another fertility patient.
    — Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of discarded
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  • Recent American experience in Iraq and Afghanistan should have dispelled that belief.
    — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The movie, which starred an orca named Keiko, also dispelled myths about the killer whale and inspired activism around their captivity.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of dispelled
Verb
  • Along the way, algae bloomed, chemicals were dumped, and ducks turned up dead.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • There was an audible sound upon impact as the carcass fragmented and bits of flesh dispersed in the water.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • Maritime travel dispersed rodents and feral pigs across countless island ecosystems.
    — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of dispersed
Verb
  • Documents released by the city, meanwhile, shed little light, but suggest the city is washing its hands of responsibility for the cottage.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Bucks will regrow their antlers every year ahead of mating season, and then shed them during the late winter, after mating season is over, the university stated on its website.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 July 2026
Definition of shed
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