Definition of spaced-outnext
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as in loaded
or spaced being under the influence of a recreational drug the mindless ramblings of a spaced-out, over-the-hill hippie

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Recent Examples of spaced-out The early machine-learning work at Duolingo tackled fairly simple problems, like how often to return to a particular vocabulary word or concept (which drew on educational research on spaced repetition). IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2023 The Bradley features an aluminum hull with spaced composite armor. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2023 Antique Indian has table service for lunch and dinner, seating 72 in the dining room at spaced tables. Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spaced-out
Adjective
  • The bizarre explanation brought an end to an episode that generated widespread attention online after Pierre initially accused the courier of stealing the order.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • An exhausting, head-spinning and often downright silly offseason is officially over after college football really kicked off on Thursday (after the always bizarre Week 0 last weekend).
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Laiken Randolph appeared dazed, and possibly on drugs, officers remarked.
    Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Hsu maps a Los Angeles of leftovers and castoffs; portraits of friends and strangers in the street are full of dazed, inscrutable expressions.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Since each toolhead can remain loaded with a separate filament, the printer can switch between them (in a single second, the company claims), without repeatedly purging filament through one nozzle.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
  • During a search, officers discovered a loaded handgun in the employee's bag.
    Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In a strange quirk of the 2026-27 fixture list, Leeds have been sent to the scenes of those crimes in quick succession once again.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In short, unruly crowds, strange smells, intrusive noise and late nights are not unique inventions of the TikTok era.
    Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Five o’clock Saturday, the Riverside Stadium and Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg is fist-pumping a half-bewildered but fully enthused home crowd.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • When kids first got online, parents were bewildered and alarmed, but kids, who tend to gravitate to new technology, found freedom in a space that was basically ungoverned.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The team believes that the approach could reduce wasted heat and also eliminate emissions associated with burning fossil fuels in cement kilns.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When these work together, firms may reduce wasted spend, improve lead quality, and stabilize case flow.
    William Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • During this year’s crossing, the PC13 developed erratic steering around the halfway point, which Oshen believes may have been caused by excessive friction in the rudder.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The 24-year-old goalie often struggled with inconsistency in an erratic 2025-26 season.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Other magpies gathered around it, as if saddened and confused.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Amanda Seyfried‘s sad school teacher is the heart and confused soul of Tim Blake Nelson‘s latest directorial outing The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Spaced-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spaced-out. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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