DISTANCED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

distanced

verb

past tense of distance

as in retreated

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as in flung

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Verb

Officers retreated and called for backup, but officials said the suspect fired shots at police.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
Once promoted by her husband as a possible successor in the Governor’s Mansion, Casey DeSantis has since largely retreated from public view.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of retreated

Verb

Later, when the water receded, Fulcher and McKay pried open the Trotters’ crumpled trailer.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
But that narrative around obsolescence has largely receded in the intervening months, as strong earnings expectations and new AI products and partnerships out of the sector revived investor confidence.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of receded

Verb

Pastries containing squash for which there is a poster indicating a shelf life of two days under refrigeration, were for sale and at room temperature without time-mark indicators to be discarded.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
As for privacy, Mayer said users can grant Dazzle full, partial, or no access to their photos and images that are sensitive are immediately discarded.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of discarded

Verb

Canadian singer Keshia Chanté dispelled the rumors of Drizzy being the father of her baby after speculation continued to mount following her maternity photo shoot landing on social media.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Coleman, who is married to an immigrant, dispelled any myths that his passionate testimony was racist, anti-immigrant or politically motivated.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispelled

Verb

Selig in essence dumped his team’s AL tradition for a few more home games with the Cubs and their money-spending fans from the North Shore.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Their attackers confronted them there, shot them dead in the early morning hours and then dumped their bodies into a well more than 50 feet deep.

— Fabiola Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumped

Verb

Simmons said investigators found clothing passengers had shed to cool off and claw marks on the trailer's walls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
On Tuesday, however, oil pulled back slightly, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures shedding more than 1% to around $102 per barrel and Brent crude futures declining more than 2% to around $106.

— Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

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