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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
With her father increasingly distant and her younger sister moving in with their aunt, the responsibility for holding the family together falls heavily on Luiza’s shoulders.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 June 2026
Because ballistic missile capacity was still being developed, the bomber was designed to deliver nuclear weapons to distant targets.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Long gone are the days of the distant dad.
—Darby Saxbe, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
As their relationship progressed, Parker began sensing that Griffin was growing distant.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 June 2026
Because ballistic missile capacity was still being developed, the bomber was designed to deliver nuclear weapons to distant targets.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Long gone are the days of the distant dad.
—Darby Saxbe, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
As their relationship progressed, Parker began sensing that Griffin was growing distant.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distant
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The away uniform is yellow with turquoise, pink, and orange trim, inspired by the historic, colorful architecture of downtown Willemstad.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The pair have traveled all over the world to see Scotland play, but Easton says Donny has never traveled to away games without him until this World Cup match.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Olise has purposefully cultivated a kind of detached non-persona.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Three children who were playing hide-and-seek spotted a cat floating on the surface of the water in the garden of an unoccupied semi-detached home.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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But bringing Lestat into the present introduced a different challenge.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The program is not so different to some policies already pursued by the current Labour government.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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In the 67th minute, Bosnia and Herzegovina had a golden chance with Amar Dedić ripping a shot from the far center, but it's blocked by Swiss goalkeeper Kobel.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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China sits at the far end of that spectrum.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
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The perk here is that the material holds up to cold weather by stretching and expanding without breaking, requiring fewer repairs and resource use.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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But there are ways of assessing it with cold hard figures, most notably the FIFA world rankings, which began in the 1990s as a way to assess the strength of international teams.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Inglewood is already diverse — most residents are Latino or Black, and nearly a third are immigrants.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The potential benefits of more inclusive workplaces are 2SLGBTQIA+ professionals better placed to develop and produce diverse Canadian stories to more accurately reflect multicultural audiences at home and worldwide.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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The contrast between bright snowfields and deep shadows has always pushed displays to their limits, but on the G6, viewers can finally see the deep, rich blacks that the filmmakers originally intended.—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The judge additionally said that Sarsour's deep ties to the community and his health concerns were also considered in ruling in favor of his release.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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This tends to make remote galaxies extremely faint at those wavelengths.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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City managers and emergency responders should plan for joint ruptures along the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults as a realistic possibility with the current stress conditions, not a remote worst-case scenario.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Distant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distant. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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