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as in indirectly
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Recent Examples of distantly
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.
—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
Cochise, Navajo Yuma, and Gila Counties follow distantly, with between 4% and 6%.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Too much traffic, too much vertigo, too many incomplete explanations because everyone was trying to feign a composure that no one, not even the most distantly related, could maintain.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
The surrounding badlands provide the perfect habitat for a wealth of cactus species, while mammals span from mule deer to the pronghorn, an antelope-like animal that’s distantly related to modern-day giraffes.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In Gozo, residents peacefully sweep their doorsteps while church bells toll distantly in the background.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
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
Cochise, Navajo Yuma, and Gila Counties follow distantly, with between 4% and 6%.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Too much traffic, too much vertigo, too many incomplete explanations because everyone was trying to feign a composure that no one, not even the most distantly related, could maintain.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
The surrounding badlands provide the perfect habitat for a wealth of cactus species, while mammals span from mule deer to the pronghorn, an antelope-like animal that’s distantly related to modern-day giraffes.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In Gozo, residents peacefully sweep their doorsteps while church bells toll distantly in the background.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distantly
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Those cases will be transferred to the court in Concord over the course of the next year, or be heard remotely, Mattingly said.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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To apply for the digital nomad visa, applicants must be non-EU/EEA citizens who work remotely and earn an income outside of Bulgaria.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 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.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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First, Iran’s top leadership might be vulnerable, most likely indirectly because Iran has learned from Israeli attacks that targeted and killed senior members of Iran’s military and nuclear scientists last year, Layton said.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Distantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distantly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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