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as in indirectly
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Recent Examples of distantly
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.
—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
It is related only quite distantly to our white potato (Solanum tuberosum).
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Ladd was also distantly related to playwright Tennessee Williams.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
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
It is related only quite distantly to our white potato (Solanum tuberosum).
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Ladd was also distantly related to playwright Tennessee Williams.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distantly
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This platform allows companies to manage corporate devices such as smartphones and laptops remotely.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Local leaders have pitched the project as a way to bring more energy back to downtown Sacramento since the pandemic shuttered government offices that surround the Capitol and state employees, who were major economic drivers for the area, began working remotely.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kent, in his letter to Trump, indirectly blamed his wife’s death on Israel too.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Distantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distantly. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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