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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
Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Next the team wants to infer the various distances of the structures that the researchers have glimpsed and to use them to make the map more dynamic and three-dimensional.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
In northern Missouri, snowfall amounts could still vary sharply over short distances.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Both distances have the same start and finish lines in downtown Miami.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The key part of the limb researchers looked at was the calcadium, or the heel bone, which allows modern kangaroos to travel far distances while grazing through the elastic energy stored and released in the Achilles tendon, Jones said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
Instead, the new study strengthens the case that Neolithic humans deliberately moved the stones over vast distances using early transport methods.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
However, that right is uneven across jurisdictions and vulnerable in practice, especially when police claim someone is interfering, or when state laws impose distances people must maintain from law enforcement actions – practices that chill filming.
—Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
This was the introduction to start the year of the marathon along with the half marathon as the new international championship distances for race walking.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Instead of dotting the same black scrim, like pinholes in a two-dimensional theater backdrop, the stars were scattered through space at dramatically varying distances, a vast swarm of them filling every last corner of an even vaster, more numinous, and emphatically three-dimensional darkness.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Next the team wants to infer the various distances of the structures that the researchers have glimpsed and to use them to make the map more dynamic and three-dimensional.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
In northern Missouri, snowfall amounts could still vary sharply over short distances.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Both distances have the same start and finish lines in downtown Miami.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The key part of the limb researchers looked at was the calcadium, or the heel bone, which allows modern kangaroos to travel far distances while grazing through the elastic energy stored and released in the Achilles tendon, Jones said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
Instead, the new study strengthens the case that Neolithic humans deliberately moved the stones over vast distances using early transport methods.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
However, that right is uneven across jurisdictions and vulnerable in practice, especially when police claim someone is interfering, or when state laws impose distances people must maintain from law enforcement actions – practices that chill filming.
—Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
This was the introduction to start the year of the marathon along with the half marathon as the new international championship distances for race walking.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distances
Noun
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The boys begin testing this presumed interloper, going to extreme lengths to prove her wrong, despite her protestations.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Today’s leading chips, like Apple’s A17 Pro and M4 processors built on TSMC’s 3 nm process, feature transistors with gate lengths below 15 nm.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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But wide expanses of undeveloped land offer developers the chance to build new subdivisions — prime real estate for new home buyers.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Unmanned aircraft systems of various sizes and designs are proving resilient at performing reconnaissance over large expanses of ocean, with range and endurance exceeding human limitations.—
Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Menopause retreats at properties with spas take that tension-melting vibe a step further.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
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Less well defined is the character of Miss Delavigne, although she’s wonderfully portrayed by Englert, who retreats into this mousy persona.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bridgerton season four wisely ditches the blackmail and delays Bridgerton’s indecent proposal.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Duchess occasionally ditches her ring and wedding band.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 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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Calls for a global wealth tax, massive new aid commitments, or other significant expansions of state redistribution often rest on the premise that trade and free enterprise have failed to deliver shared gains.—
Chelsea Follett,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The complex of industrial structures grew steadily, with several expansions between the turn of the last century and 1955.—
Paula Allen,
San Antonio Express-News,
31 Jan. 2026
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As that happens, the AI component recedes.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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For the Northern Hemisphere, winter recedes into spring but in the Southern Hemisphere, it's reversed.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
28 Jan. 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 5 Feb. 2026.
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