as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the spacing of the houses was a little tight
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Recent Examples of spacing
For the home gardener, a spacing of two times the size of the bulb, for example 4 inches between 2-inch bulbs, provides excellent results.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Paulsen flips through cut-ups and points out spacing and the tiniest of movements in a route, the angles of hips and feet and placement of hands in a block.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
But Davis and Lively — who are both really centers that can't shoot — have clogged Dallas' spacing, and Flagg's size has occasionally been an impediment in covering younger guards.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
After giving the ball away 18 times in Los Angeles, the Warriors bucked that trend by committing only eight turnovers, something that Kerr attributed to great spacing.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Paulsen flips through cut-ups and points out spacing and the tiniest of movements in a route, the angles of hips and feet and placement of hands in a block.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
But Davis and Lively — who are both really centers that can't shoot — have clogged Dallas' spacing, and Flagg's size has occasionally been an impediment in covering younger guards.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
After giving the ball away 18 times in Los Angeles, the Warriors bucked that trend by committing only eight turnovers, something that Kerr attributed to great spacing.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spacing
Noun
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Presidents before Roosevelt largely kept their distance from the press and only occasionally granted interviews.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These frequencies, Weber argued, had to be large, as gravitational waves passing through them would only induce a size change of a fraction-of-a-proton’s width.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pruning Pruning will help restrict the height or width of the tree if desired and is sometimes needed to remove damage from winter dieback after extremely cold temperatures.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The jeans also have a cropped length that hits right at the ankle and patch pockets that not only look cute, but are also functional.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Because with that story, in particular, the way that chimp behaved and also looked — the body size, the hair length, everything.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Spacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacing. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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