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as in away
not close in time or space
the distant towers were barely visible in the fog
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as in detached
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
was distant and distracted all throughout the interview
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as in different
being not of the same kind
a marriage between two people from very distant cultures
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Recent Examples of distant
That scenario may feel distant, but the principle is not.
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Sandra Matz, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Swinton, who recently wore the collection for a Korean editorial shoot, noted that the clothes never felt distant or inaccessible despite the level of craftsmanship involved.
—Lee Hyo-Won, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The organizations that treat that as a distant problem will be in a fundamentally different position than those that treat it as a present one.
—Michael George, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The $640,000 Ferrari Luce, which was unveiled on Wednesday, looks like a distant relative of many Apple products.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Sandra Matz, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Swinton, who recently wore the collection for a Korean editorial shoot, noted that the clothes never felt distant or inaccessible despite the level of craftsmanship involved.
—Lee Hyo-Won, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The organizations that treat that as a distant problem will be in a fundamentally different position than those that treat it as a present one.
—Michael George, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The $640,000 Ferrari Luce, which was unveiled on Wednesday, looks like a distant relative of many Apple products.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distant
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Friday’s loss dropped the A’s to 10-16 at home this season, compared to 17-14 in away games.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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Goalscoring was still an issue — Sunderland are the only top-10 club to have a minus goal difference — but as the team continued to push, there were two scored at Newcastle, three at Villa and three at Everton in the last four away games.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Dominguez never managed to ingratiate himself with the players and Lillo became detached.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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The film centers on a pickpocket who survives by exploiting the desires of closeted men, until his detached worldview is upended when one of his marks returns seeking closeness rather than settling scores.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Officials at the Air Resources Board then spent the last several months drafting and revising the plan voted on this week, which received considerable feedback from oil and gas companies, environmental groups, lobbyists and lawmakers all jockeying for different priorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Netanyahu’s far-right political allies, ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, have both called for a more aggressive military response.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Creating the Gerrymandering Partisan Index The GPI tracks how far seats deviate from the votes that produced them.—
Bruce Sibley,
Time,
29 May 2026
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The best part of the combination is how the olive oil seamlessly blends with hot or cold beverages.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Hierarchy saves time and stops confusion cold.—
Chris Cardillo,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2026
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Fridley Middle enrolls students from all over the metro area and is very diverse, a fact the teachers and administrators are proud of.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The internships are organized around an aerospace or space science theme drawn from NASA’s diverse engineering and scientific research programs.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Texas’ deep ties to cattle ranching, beef and agriculture mean comments about meat consumption likely carry more political weight here than in many other states.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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To work around these limitations, epidemiologists in the field have turned to broader-spectrum diagnostic kits and alternative rapid assays, though shortages of testing supplies and the logistical difficulties of operating in remote outbreak regions continue to hamper response efforts.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
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The trend spans continents and price points — from a two-hour perfume class near Paris’s Île Saint-Louis to a week of felting on a remote Finnish estate.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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“Distant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distant. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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