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as in indirectly
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Recent Examples of distantly
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.
—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
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
It is related only quite distantly to our white potato (Solanum tuberosum).
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distantly
Adverb
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Kiley, who participated remotely due to the current House session, could not directly address his opponents.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Allman, 49, appeared at the hearing remotely.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Rachel Barber The Fed typically lowers its benchmark rate to stimulate the economy by making borrowing costs cheaper, which can indirectly lower interest rates on auto loans, personal loans, and credit cards.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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By 2025, the War on Terror had shattered entire nations and economies, displaced some 40 million citizens and directly and indirectly killed over four million.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Distantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distantly. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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