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as in lengths
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles
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as in expanses
a wide space or area
a region marked by great, featureless distances
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Recent Examples of distances
Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
This improves aerodynamic efficiency and allows the aircraft to cover greater distances.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
These wind gusts are usually the product of strong pressure gradients or large changes in pressure over short distances.
—Ray Petelin, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The measure -- which went into effect last week in areas where helicopters often cross both arrival and departure paths near busy airports -- requires air traffic controllers to use radar to actively manage aircraft to keep them separated at specific lateral or vertical distances.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
These distances are at least double what city staff have found other communities to require, Curley has said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
But Alaska's geography, weather and great distances between communities -- Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas, the nation's second-largest state -- raise the stakes for voters.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
Alaska, with its vast distances and often unpredictable weather, also counts late-arriving ballots.
—Mark Sherman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
But Alaska’s geography, weather and great distances between communities — Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas, the nation’s second-largest state — raise the stakes for voters.
—Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
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These clouds can sweep particles — including fungal spores — across large distances, increasing the risk of inhalation.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
This improves aerodynamic efficiency and allows the aircraft to cover greater distances.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
These wind gusts are usually the product of strong pressure gradients or large changes in pressure over short distances.
—Ray Petelin, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The measure -- which went into effect last week in areas where helicopters often cross both arrival and departure paths near busy airports -- requires air traffic controllers to use radar to actively manage aircraft to keep them separated at specific lateral or vertical distances.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
These distances are at least double what city staff have found other communities to require, Curley has said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
But Alaska's geography, weather and great distances between communities -- Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas, the nation's second-largest state -- raise the stakes for voters.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
Alaska, with its vast distances and often unpredictable weather, also counts late-arriving ballots.
—Mark Sherman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
But Alaska’s geography, weather and great distances between communities — Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas, the nation’s second-largest state — raise the stakes for voters.
—Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distances
Noun
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Nearly finished 2 ¾ lengths behind Chief Wallabee to end up fourth.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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But Benjamin is a Groffie, one of the hard-core Jonathan Groff fans going to great lengths to see their guy do his thing.—
Alexandra Starr,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The world’s continents are fringed by vast expanses of sand and mud.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Driving east on Route 80 toward the Meta site in Holly Ridge, an unincorporated rural community about 15 minutes east of Rayville—the landscape is defined by flat expanses of soybean and cotton fields, punctuated by grain silos, grazing cows, and the occasional tractor.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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By Saturday night, geomagnetic activity weakens and retreats north, making aurora visibility in Iowa unlikely or very limited.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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After a painful breakup, college junior Blake Logan retreats to her family's lake house in Tahoe and meets Wyatt Graham.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Season 2 ditches the courtroom for a company retreat, trading the isolated environment of a trial for the isolated environment of an offsite (at a ranch just north of Los Angeles).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Nicholson wrote that the Jim Crow-era murder musical is the best kind of smart filmmaking, a barn-burner about religion and art and race that ditches the speeches for scenes of action and romance.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Several spacings and gaps were potential vermin entrances including spacing and gaps between floor boards, a vertical air gap along double front doors and on the ceiling above the ice cream chest freezer in the retail aisle.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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More distant spacings will leave gaps in the bed.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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But expansions have a way of behaving like yeast.—
David Caraccio
March 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Other expansions in Charlotte with big job numbers Capital Group joins a growing list of major moves by companies expanding in the Charlotte region, adding hundreds of jobs.—
Brian Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For the Northern Hemisphere, winter recedes into spring, but in the Southern Hemisphere, it's reversed.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Mar. 2026
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The noise of your life recedes and a surge of connectedness and gratitude swells inside of you.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Sean, 17, deserts his post in the midst of the Iraq war and returns to England.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Dec. 2025
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Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Isabel Greenberg, the upcoming adaptation follows a young bride named Cherry (scream queen Maika Monroe), whose husband (Amir El-Masry) deserts her in the care of the sexy Manfred (Nicholas Galitzine) and her maid, Hero (Emma Corrin).—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Distances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distances. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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