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as in lengths
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles
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as in expanses
a wide space or area
a region marked by great, featureless distances
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as in retreats
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as in ditches
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Recent Examples of distances
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
The fly doesn’t travel big distances and moves more frequently on infested livestock.
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Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Skuas, gulls and giant petrels cross enormous distances over the Southern Ocean, and the virus traveled with them.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Sourcing materials and assembling battery packs near Elysian’s operational facilities is intended to shorten international shipping distances.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
But the Iran team’s travel schedule itself is not unusual for short distances in this tournament.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Human eyes are limited to one retina each, whereas jumping spiders have multiple layers of retinas in each eye that are able to separately focus at slightly different distances – one layer might view an object in focus while another layer sees the same object, but slightly out of focus.
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Shirl Leigh
june 19,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
Some travel only short distances with the seasons, but others travel thousands of miles, crossing not only state lines, but countries, oceans and hemispheres.
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Torben Rick,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Smoke shops that are already in business within those distances will have two years to close.
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Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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This causes a runaway nuclear explosion of such uniform brightness that it can be used to measure cosmic distances.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
The fly doesn’t travel big distances and moves more frequently on infested livestock.
—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Skuas, gulls and giant petrels cross enormous distances over the Southern Ocean, and the virus traveled with them.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Sourcing materials and assembling battery packs near Elysian’s operational facilities is intended to shorten international shipping distances.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
But the Iran team’s travel schedule itself is not unusual for short distances in this tournament.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Human eyes are limited to one retina each, whereas jumping spiders have multiple layers of retinas in each eye that are able to separately focus at slightly different distances – one layer might view an object in focus while another layer sees the same object, but slightly out of focus.
—
Shirl Leigh
june 19,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
Some travel only short distances with the seasons, but others travel thousands of miles, crossing not only state lines, but countries, oceans and hemispheres.
—
Torben Rick,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Smoke shops that are already in business within those distances will have two years to close.
—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distances
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As with any printer that can print at different lengths from a continuous roll, the cost per photo or label will depend on the length.
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Ahead, 10 rich girl hair colors to level up your lengths.
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This is not even considering the dedication of vast expanses of farmland to solar farms.
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The Okefenokee swamp's prairies are vast, watery expanses dotted with floating islands and stands of cypress and other trees.
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As natural gas output partially retreats, global seaborne coal shipments to the region have risen, even if China and India are insourcing more domestic coal.
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Exhausted, my mind retreats toward sleep.
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Meta ditches Ray-Ban and adds Kylie Jenner.
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Fulda all but ditches his ambitious partner Chaton (Vincent Dedienne), in order to team up with Stéphane to get to the bottom of the endless pig-slaughter, and to put paid to the local superstition that Brun’s ghost may be the culprit.
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Several spacings and gaps were potential vermin entrances including spacing and gaps between floor boards, a vertical air gap along double front doors and on the ceiling above the ice cream chest freezer in the retail aisle.
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More distant spacings will leave gaps in the bed.
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Other expansions that creators have leaned into include Fast TV, building hundred-person studios, leading national brand campaigns and beating traditional Hollywood in the box office.
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During his time at the Fed, the US economy experienced one of the strongest peacetime economic expansions in its history.
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When global liquidity recedes, investors punish countries running both budget and current‑account deficits — and Indonesia has twin gaps.
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So far, Arens has been surprised by how quickly native vegetation resumes life as the water recedes, in some places as soon as two or three years.
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Set against the backdrop of Burns’ native city of Liverpool, the drama revolves around a 17-year-old soldier who deserts his post during the Iraq war.
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For the San Diego County deserts west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph, locally up to 60 near the mountain foothills.
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“Distances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distances. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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