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as in distance
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as in absence
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoteness
Noun
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The elites of colonial society had to legislate difference in status, distance in proximity, and the alienation of affections between people of European, African and Indigenous ancestry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025 -
What's more, the planet apparently orbits at a distance from the star where temperatures might be cozy enough for life, according to a pair of reports accepted by The Astrophysical Journal Letters.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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The ceremony last year stirred controversy because of the absence of the U.S. ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city’s refusal to invite officials from Israel.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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In the absence of moonlight, a single observer might see 45 to 90 meteors per hour on the peak night, a number that sadly cannot be hoped to be approached in 2025.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Project portfolio reporting is losing its foundation in science as prediction and measurement are replaced by sentiment, abstraction and AI.—
Barry Cousins,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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This shifts leadership upward into a new layer of abstraction, where the job is less about assigning tasks and more about training agents and translating strategy into algorithms.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The point at which individuals can access their portfolios without penalty is just part of the equation; ensuring that the portfolio growth can sustain the rate of withdrawal over the period of many years is just as crucial.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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In these unfortunate circumstances, taxpayers should speak with a qualified tax professional to determine whether there are valid methods to mitigate against the often unfair tax consequences associated with the retirement fund withdrawal.—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Yet this process suggests a disturbing detachment from the very people who most deserve a second chance.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
19 July 2025
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Another 2023 study found that this tendency to escape from discomfort is encompassed by three dimensions: Reality detachment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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In both races a clear mandate was delivered, despite each facing vocal opponents who challenged them on every failure and political miscalculation, from stances on antisemitism to their inattention to housing, public safety and child care.—
Sara Forman,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
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The escalating price of this inattention to quality will cause the second prediction (below).—
Steve Tengler,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Some have responded with indifference; in April, Lithgow told U.K.'s Sunday Times that Rowling was not the factor holding him back from joining the production.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Bradleys have said that in the days after Amy went missing, they were met with resistance and indifference from cruise officials.—
Sarah Jones,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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“Remoteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remoteness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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