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as in small
small in degree
there's a remote chance that it'll rain today, so I brought an umbrella
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as in distant
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
his grandfather had been a somewhat remote figure, at least until they got to spend a summer together
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as in away
not close in time or space
a permanent base on Mars is likely to happen only in the remote future
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Recent Examples of remote
Dan drove Payton to a remote dirt road where the car got stuck in mud.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Using remote supervisors is expensive.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In her new role, Conway now leads a downsized staff of 16 mostly remote journalists from a small South Michigan Avenue office on a mission to make the Reader relevant again.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
This practice is used often by people in remote locations, or the elderly.
—Connor Greene, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Using remote supervisors is expensive.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In her new role, Conway now leads a downsized staff of 16 mostly remote journalists from a small South Michigan Avenue office on a mission to make the Reader relevant again.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
This practice is used often by people in remote locations, or the elderly.
—Connor Greene, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for remote
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remote
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Dealing with competition from smaller personal computers, IBM’s business model began turning to services and software instead.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Common tactics Supporters of both parties now regularly receive urgent fundraising emails designed to draw in small-dollar donations, a significant part of how political candidates and parties pay for campaign operations and political advertising blitzes.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some eighty-thousand men, women and children would be sentenced to transportation, taking them from Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland to a distant region of the British Empire that would come to be known as Tasmania.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the not-too-distant past, a rocket might launch to orbit every few weeks or so.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Look no further than Kirby Cove, a secluded beach in the Marin Headlands with a view that won't disappoint.—
Alanna Bennett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Situated next to Provo Golf Club, Ocean Club East offers a quieter escape with a secluded beachfront.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Able to operate across the midfield, the 23-year-old would provide bite and physicality during Joelinton’s ongoing injury absence, while also offering creativity in attack, which Newcastle have lacked, especially in away matches.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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For the current academic year, SDSU has agreed to implement several changes, including equitable meals and nutritional support, access to air travel for teams competing in away games a six-hour drive from campus, and opportunities for teams to stay in hotels prior to competition.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Johnson and Giaccio both incorporate Pilates into their off-snow work and use the NordicTrack Ultra 1 Reform RX-S reformer.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Then on the winner, Robertson bore down on his off wing and, before Pavel Zacha could get his stick in the shooting lane, the defenseman snapped off a forehand shot that found the back of the net.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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That doesn’t mean being passive or detached.—
Glenn Kurlander,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Total sales were down 1% to 5,663, and Jefferson, Douglas, Arapahoe and Adams counties all had slightly more detached home sales than Denver.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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Since last summer, police in Northern California have been investigating a hidden camera found in a public bathroom at a Kaiser Medical Center in Vallejo.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But economists appeared skeptical about the effectiveness of Beijing’s plans to boost services spending, cautioning that the plan’s success hinges on deeper reforms to raise household income and strengthen social welfare.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The influential investor has the respect of Wall Street and deep knowledge of complex financial markets.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Remote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remote. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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