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as in indirectly
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Recent Examples of distantly
Although the black and white tegu resembles many monitor lizard species, they are actually only distantly related to the reptiles.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 June 2026
Beatific, powerful, a holy mediatrix, distantly beloved.
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Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Rick is in a shopping mall, riding the escalator, and hears the song echoing distantly on the mall’s sound system.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Despite some birdlike traits, alvarezsaurs were only distantly related to birds.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Both botanical families fall under the Solanales order, so the tubers are distantly related.
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Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
The herbivores are distantly related to deer and cows.
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Daniel Hunt
january 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Lupton was distantly related to the sixth president of the university, Nathaniel Thomas Lupton, who served from 1871 to 1874.
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Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
9 Dec. 2025
Thomas explains that the full moon (which is also a supermoon this month) is distantly opposite both Venus and Mars.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 June 2026
Beatific, powerful, a holy mediatrix, distantly beloved.
—
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Rick is in a shopping mall, riding the escalator, and hears the song echoing distantly on the mall’s sound system.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Despite some birdlike traits, alvarezsaurs were only distantly related to birds.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Both botanical families fall under the Solanales order, so the tubers are distantly related.
—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
The herbivores are distantly related to deer and cows.
—
Daniel Hunt
january 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Lupton was distantly related to the sixth president of the university, Nathaniel Thomas Lupton, who served from 1871 to 1874.
—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
9 Dec. 2025
Thomas explains that the full moon (which is also a supermoon this month) is distantly opposite both Venus and Mars.
—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distantly
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The first targeted a vehicle, while the second went off as rescuers responded to the blast in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, senior police official Yasir Afridi said, adding both were controlled remotely.
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There are 35 Senate races being decided this fall, but only 10 or so are even remotely competitive.
Adverb
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.
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“Distantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distantly. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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