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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
His lack of emotional transparency can lead to me being overly pushy and feeling distant.
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope is out there, giving us sharper and sharper images of these distant, ancient galaxies.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 2026
The mix of physical comedy, distant cue cards and having to keep from breaking character as cast members flopped down a set of fake stairs seemed almost too much for the guest host.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Angela Allen, a local real estate agent and member of the city's Planning and Zoning Commission, was a distant third with 815 votes, or 11%.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope is out there, giving us sharper and sharper images of these distant, ancient galaxies.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 2026
The mix of physical comedy, distant cue cards and having to keep from breaking character as cast members flopped down a set of fake stairs seemed almost too much for the guest host.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Angela Allen, a local real estate agent and member of the city's Planning and Zoning Commission, was a distant third with 815 votes, or 11%.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distant
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Most of the queries Hoggatt received Saturday morning were about why a league champion was playing a first-round away game against a team that had finished lower in its league’s standings.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Their final away game might not look great but Chelsea are on one of the worst runs in the club’s history, losing the last six games while conceding 14 goals and scoring only one.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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The treatments were carried out at Ali’s semi-detached home in Leicester, which was described by investigators and witnesses as unsanitary and unsuitable for clinical care, the news outlet reported.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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The property also features a detached, two-story guest house with two independent living spaces.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Galvin later confronted the man who had messaged Kianna, who told her several different stories, according to Childs’ report.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Some states are taking a different approach to student misbehavior, saying that the answer is to bring in more consequences and give teachers more power to punish disruptive students.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The Sixers had momentum — a chance to steal (yes, steal) a game against a far (yes, far) superior Knicks team and salvage what was left of their playoff hopes after ceding the first two games of the second-round series at Madison Square Garden.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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And this also explains some of the fear that Reform, which is hovering around the twenties in national polls, could potentially lead the next government, whereas the German far-right party, the AfD, is also polling in the twenties but has no chance to form the next government.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations and breaking news for USA TODAY.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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In Milan, Pietrantoni had just worked with a design studio on an installation with cold lighting, which was drawing interested crowds.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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The German owner of Stoll reported its booth received positive feedback for sport shoe solutions, composite innovations and performance warp knits, with a portfolio showcasing the diverse applications of warp knitting technology in Technical Textiles.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The art industry comprises an incredibly diverse tapestry of experts in all sorts of professions.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
Robb Report,
7 May 2026
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Decades of local service as mayor and county supervisor have given me a deep understanding of local, state and federal issues.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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In Russia, indulging in such conspiracies is often less an exercise in political prediction than an expression of deeper anxieties that can be otherwise hard to express.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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First contact with Biami tribe During an expedition in a remote part of New Guinea, aired in 1971, Attenborough and his BBC crew made contact with the previously unknown Biami tribe.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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In Nagoro, a remote village in Tokushima Prefecture, the population has dipped from 300+ to less than 30.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
8 May 2026
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“Distant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distant. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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