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Recent Examples of spacing Then again, if Kayla Thornton keeps shooting the leather off the ball, Golden State doesn’t really need Salaün’s spacing. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Despite Antetokounmpo’s big night, Spoelstra wasn’t pleased with the Heat’s spacing on Wednesday. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Named Maai after a Japanese term (ma-ai) relating to meaningful spacing, timing, or intervals, the 154-foot superyacht combines Japanese restraint with Italian conviviality to create an onboard environment that can be both zen and buzzy. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026 During heat treatment, nanoscale regions with slightly different atomic spacing begin to precipitate within the alloy. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spacing
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Noun
  • Third downs against the Rebels were tough sledding; the Tigers’ average third-down distance was from 8 yards out.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • More than half a million children cannot attend school in Sierra Leone due to costs, food insecurity and long, unsafe distances to school, Garland learned.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Compare that to the NestWorks C500 milling machine, which retails for $6,000 and is compact enough to sit on a desktop, shaping titanium and stainless steel to within a third of the width of a human hair.
    — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The owner’s suite spans the full width of the main deck, with the owner’s ensuite in the port hull.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Neither scenario seems impossible in the show, and Sonny goes to lengths to find out what’s true.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ganzorigt shaped Bieber's nails into her preferred medium-length almond, then applied a few coats of the onyx hue for tons of depth and reflective, almost latex-like shine.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Spacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacing. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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