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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striking distances
inches
Noun
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Although parts of eastern Oklahoma saw several inches of snow Friday night, the totals were less than the most generous predictions that were made over the past few days.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026 -
The Sherman and Denison areas saw 4 to 5 inches of ice accumulation.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Striking distances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striking%20distances. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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