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Recent Examples of spacing DeRozan was not going to give the Heat any 3-point shooting, and that spacing will be integral to their offense’s success. Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 While 3-point shooting and spacing clearly have been addressed, there remains the question of playmaking and shot creation. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 The researchers also considered the spacing between satellites. Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 Other defensible space requirements have been on the books for decades, and dictate how homeowners must manage their yard through the spacing of trees, the removal of dead vegetation and other precautions. Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spacing
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Noun
  • His kicking has the combination of distance and accuracy required to bypass a high press and immediately turn a defensive phase into an attacking one.
    Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The excavator stays stopped until the person or object has moved to a safe distance, with no manual intervention required.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That will allow Castagne and Robinson to continue getting forward to provide width, while sacrificing one of the midfielders for an extra player in the back line.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This results in a world of patchwork range widths, inconsistent pay progression and incomplete or outdated surveys as leaders hop from one survey provider to another to account for low n-count.
    Maria Colacurcio, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Walker called Freeling a coachable player with great length who benefited from blocking Jaelan Phillips every day this summer.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The prize consists in the acquisition of the non-commercial and non-exclusive broadcasting rights for five years for a value of €4,000 – €6,000 depending on the genre and length of the film and the number of available territories.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Spacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacing. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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