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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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Recent Examples of distances
Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The system reaches speeds above Mach 5 and covers distances between 2,700 and 3,500 kilometers (about 1,700 to 2,200 miles).
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
People travel great distances to target those other species, often forgetting about the channel cats right in their home waters.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
Then an instrument on the lander will beam lasers outward to the rovers to compare their distances with microscopic precision.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Soon, customers began showing up — some traveling significant distances just to support the business.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
This design, which features propellers set into a half-circle channel on each wing, provided planes shorter take-off distances thanks to lift at slower airspeeds.
—New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
The portable help pendant elicited an immediate response from every room in my single-story three-bedroom ranch and worked perfectly at distances of 100 too 400 feet while outside of my home.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
While Apollo astronauts also circled the moon at even closer distances and spied some of the mysterious far side, the circumstances of the Artemis II flyby differ in a few ways.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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And given how narrow the strait is, projectiles can fired from close distances and provide little time for a defensive response.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The system reaches speeds above Mach 5 and covers distances between 2,700 and 3,500 kilometers (about 1,700 to 2,200 miles).
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
People travel great distances to target those other species, often forgetting about the channel cats right in their home waters.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
Then an instrument on the lander will beam lasers outward to the rovers to compare their distances with microscopic precision.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Soon, customers began showing up — some traveling significant distances just to support the business.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
This design, which features propellers set into a half-circle channel on each wing, provided planes shorter take-off distances thanks to lift at slower airspeeds.
—New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
The portable help pendant elicited an immediate response from every room in my single-story three-bedroom ranch and worked perfectly at distances of 100 too 400 feet while outside of my home.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
While Apollo astronauts also circled the moon at even closer distances and spied some of the mysterious far side, the circumstances of the Artemis II flyby differ in a few ways.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distances
Noun
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Broken lengths of irrigation piping lie scattered in the dust.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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His staff went to great lengths to make sure the normally-nocturnal red pandas were there for everyone to marvel at.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Glass expanses and sliding walls dissolve boundaries, while Turner’s mix of tactile natural materials and warm neutrals echoes the setting without resorting to Caribbean cliché.—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
5 Apr. 2026
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That's why there's no greater joy in journalism than driving through the great expanses of the West.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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After losing her job and her boyfriend, Jamie retreats to her small hometown in Texas, where her friends and memories of a fateful summer in high school turn her life upside down.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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The unconscious Moon retreats through your 12th House of Peace, trining take-charge Saturn in your 4th House of Care along the way.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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If the Supreme Court rules for Louisiana and ditches Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and ends the majority-minority district requirement, what’s your next move in Annapolis?—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI ditches video generation app Sora, and loses $1 billion from Disney.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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More distant spacings will leave gaps in the bed.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Although the Charlotte region is seeing an influx of job creations through corporate relocations and expansions, layoffs are still occurring.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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Riyadh is assessing capacity increases and terminal expansions, effectively debottlenecking exports from the current loading capacity of about 5 million barrels a day.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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The outside world recedes, giving way to a contemplative atmosphere where sound, light, and material work together to slow perception.—
Olga Garcia-Mayoral,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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For the Northern Hemisphere, winter recedes into spring, but in the Southern Hemisphere, it's reversed.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Mar. 2026
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Sean, 17, deserts his post in the midst of the Iraq war and returns to England.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Dec. 2025
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Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Isabel Greenberg, the upcoming adaptation follows a young bride named Cherry (scream queen Maika Monroe), whose husband (Amir El-Masry) deserts her in the care of the sexy Manfred (Nicholas Galitzine) and her maid, Hero (Emma Corrin).—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Distances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distances. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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