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as in length
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 expanse
a wide space or area
a region marked by great, featureless distances
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as in difference
the quality or state of being different
the brothers' personalities are like the distance between night and day
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as in to throw away
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Recent Examples of distance
Nevila Dudaj, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025
Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump’s campaign also distanced itself from the joke.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
While physical presence remains important for quality control, digital tools allow businesses to maintain high standards even from a distance.
—Nevila Dudaj, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
Tesla owners preemptively put bumper stickers on their vehicles to distance themselves from the company’s CEO.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump’s campaign also distanced itself from the joke.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distance
Noun
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The host then dug in to keep Madrid’s superstars at arm’s length, with both sides struggling to find a decisive goal.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Across the South Pole’s frozen expanse, there lives only one purely terrestrial animal: a tiny insect called the Antarctic midge.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
8 Mar. 2025
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Even along the relatively mild coasts, where summer temperatures hover just below freezing, the land is a barren expanse of rock, ice and snow.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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In our industry, these aren't abstract metrics—they're the difference between winning and becoming irrelevant in a market where milliseconds and basis points determine success.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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And compared with something more pedestrian, like the Apple iMac, which uses a standard M4 processor, the difference in multicore processing performance is vast.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bell / Getty Images Stock futures initially surged on the report, then retreated.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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As her star continued to rise in the country music genre and beyond, Dean retreated from the spotlight, but always supported her from afar.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Students who opt to cancel their scores may likely be throwing away a perfectly valid verbal (or math) score, and the risk is far too great for most.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Employees threw away trays of baked beans, Mexican rice, paella and chicken that measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Microplastics are fragments of plastic measuring less than five millimeters long—some may be the size of a pencil eraser, while others are several times smaller than the width of a human hair.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The distance between your hands in this stance is the width of the most comfortable handlebar for your bike.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The game’s success has lead to multiple expansions and placement on retail shelves next to board game classics like Monopoly and Clue.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The federal government pays 90% of the costs of Idaho’s Medicaid expansion.—
Sarah Cutler and,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Hair styles and treatments: Harsh hair treatments, like perms and relaxers, and tight hairstyles that pull your locks can lead to hair thinning or a receding hairline.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2025
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As the water receded, then disappeared, those rocks turned into dust, which then covered the entire planet.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distance. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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