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
  • Cardinal and Lilly also set fresh record closes last week, before retreating modestly, as J & J has, in recent sessions.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • And larger investors were already retreating from the single-family market.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of retreating
Verb
  • Michigan public health officials have advised buying heads of lettuce rather than bagged salad mixes and discarding the outer two or three layers of leaves before washing the lettuce.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • The affidavit alleges Roper tampered with physical evidence by discarding Erving's clothing and deleting communications with Erving from his cellphone.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of discarding
Verb
  • Ding said the floodwaters are receding but more rain is expected in some areas in the next two days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Stamfordham, a military veteran with a thick drooping mustache and receding hairline, sat down at his desk in Windsor Castle on April 17 and penned a note to the War Office.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of receding
Verb
  • That ocean storage is temporary; events like El Niño are the functional equivalent of flinging open the sauna door and letting the warmth cascade out.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • The forward Agustin Canobbio was red-carded in the final seconds after grabbing referee Ismail Elfath’s arm and flinging it away.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of flinging
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  • The public is both fascinated and afraid of injections, but dispelling the rumors that a massive needle could go as deep as your bone goes a long way in vaccine adoption.
    — Adam Goodcoff, STAT, 13 May 2026
  • Joining the chorus of other CEOs, former Goldman Sachs leader Lloyd Blankfein is dispelling the myth that an Ivy League degree or supreme intellect is a prerequisite for success.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of dispelling
Verb
  • The proposal makes the case for Miami-Dade generating some revenue from unused land that’s mostly used by people parking illegally or dumping trash.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • The Red Bull variety opens even more than Ferrari’s — dumping extra drag for a straight line speed gain.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of dumping
Verb
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin have been recovering their rockets since 2015, saving vast amounts of money by recycling them rather than ditching them after liftoff.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • This season, The Invite actress is ditching sandals for the polished, rich-looking penny loafers she’s been sporting on repeat.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
Definition of ditching
Verb
  • Although your skin cells naturally multiply before shedding off when dead, dandruff allows this cycle to happen at a faster rate.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Paramount has vowed to eliminate more than $6 billion in costs and continues to grapple with declines in advertising revenue and a passel of cable networks that are shedding subscribers.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of shedding
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