distancing

verb

present participle of distance
1
as in retreating

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2
as in discarding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distancing
  1. retreating
  2. discarding
  3. receding
  4. flinging
  5. dispelling
  6. dumping
  7. ditching
  8. shedding
Verb
  • Gabriel Moreno hit an RBI single in the fourth and, after Kyle Hart walked the bases loaded in the sixth, Perdomo cleared them with a double that bounced off the glove of retreating center fielder Jackson Merrill and then off the padded fence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The brand has been retreating by the month back to its roots in Florida.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of retreating
Verb
  • Using more detergent than necessary means buying and discarding containers more often.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • During the response, drone pilots spotted the man discarding a rifle outside the residence, police said.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of discarding
Verb
  • Floodwaters in Thailand ’s capital were slowly receding on Monday after nearly continuous rainfall over the weekend, although some neighborhoods and major roads remained inundated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of receding
Verb
  • The first one came on a chaotic sequence in front of the net, with center Carey Terrance inadvertently flinging the puck at his own net.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of flinging
Verb
  • The first is a warm wind that blows out of neighboring De Beque Canyon in springtime, dispelling frosts that could damage delicate blossoms.
    — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Leaders of the Christian faith spoke out about dispelling Lang's claims.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispelling
Verb
  • Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the weather service said thunderstorms were already dumping heavy rain across the region, with more rain on the horizon.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • An out-of-town attorney was abducted outside a Midtown Manhattan strip club and savagely beaten by four thieves who stole his Rolex watch and iPhone before dumping him in a New Jersey nature reserve, federal officials said Tuesday.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumping
Verb
  • Opponents of ditching testing requirements argued that the exams are a key tool to uniformly predict academic success from students of divergent backgrounds, as well as schools that may issue grades differently.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • With that hub in mind, design firm Studio De Voogt, along with the engineering and naval architects at Feadship, crafted an expansive open space at the core of Hive, ditching the conventional superyacht interior entirely.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditching
Verb
  • That discovery could potentially expose the skeletons in the NFL’s closet, shedding light on the league’s allegedly discriminatory hiring practices.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Returning to Earth means shedding an enormous amount of energy to slow down.
    — Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of shedding
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“Distancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distancing. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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