at a distance of
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—used to describe how far away something is
He spotted the group at a distance of one mile.
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Rendezvous with the sun The comet reached perihelion on Jan. 13 at around 1000 Universal Time (UT), at a distance of 8.7 million miles (14 million km) from the sun.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The asteroid is expected to soar past us at a distance of 2,640,000 miles.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
One of the closest approaches of Mars in nearly 60,000 years occurred in 2003, when on Aug. 27, Earth passed Mars at a distance of only 34,646,000 miles (55,746,000 km).
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
In other words, that’s the equivalent of the light from around ten candles at a distance of one meter before bed at night.
—Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The asteroid is expected to soar past us at a distance of 2,640,000 miles.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
One of the closest approaches of Mars in nearly 60,000 years occurred in 2003, when on Aug. 27, Earth passed Mars at a distance of only 34,646,000 miles (55,746,000 km).
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
In other words, that’s the equivalent of the light from around ten candles at a distance of one meter before bed at night.
—Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
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“At a distance of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20distance%20of. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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