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as in away
not close in time or space
the distant towers were barely visible in the fog
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as in detached
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
was distant and distracted all throughout the interview
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as in different
being not of the same kind
a marriage between two people from very distant cultures
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Recent Examples of distant
His lack of emotional transparency can lead to me being overly pushy and feeling distant.
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope is out there, giving us sharper and sharper images of these distant, ancient galaxies.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 2026
The mix of physical comedy, distant cue cards and having to keep from breaking character as cast members flopped down a set of fake stairs seemed almost too much for the guest host.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Angela Allen, a local real estate agent and member of the city's Planning and Zoning Commission, was a distant third with 815 votes, or 11%.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope is out there, giving us sharper and sharper images of these distant, ancient galaxies.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 2026
The mix of physical comedy, distant cue cards and having to keep from breaking character as cast members flopped down a set of fake stairs seemed almost too much for the guest host.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Angela Allen, a local real estate agent and member of the city's Planning and Zoning Commission, was a distant third with 815 votes, or 11%.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distant
Adjective
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Upon returning from away matches, he and the team were greeted by the sight of broken glass and smashed windows at the club’s training facilities.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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One relic of Champions Leagues past is the away goals rule.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The treatments were carried out at Ali’s semi-detached home in Leicester, which was described by investigators and witnesses as unsanitary and unsuitable for clinical care, the news outlet reported.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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The property also features a detached, two-story guest house with two independent living spaces.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Notably, Bauhinia blakeana is a sterile hybrid, resulting from the cross-pollination of two different plant varieties.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Those two would be no different.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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The designation East Palestine may have come from its location in far east Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border, in Appalachia.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly ordered the Israeli military to send an Iron Dome interceptor battery - and soldiers to operate it - to the UAE after a call with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a move that demonstrates just how far ties have come.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations and breaking news for USA TODAY.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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In Milan, Pietrantoni had just worked with a design studio on an installation with cold lighting, which was drawing interested crowds.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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The German owner of Stoll reported its booth received positive feedback for sport shoe solutions, composite innovations and performance warp knits, with a portfolio showcasing the diverse applications of warp knitting technology in Technical Textiles.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The art industry comprises an incredibly diverse tapestry of experts in all sorts of professions.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
Robb Report,
7 May 2026
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Decades of local service as mayor and county supervisor have given me a deep understanding of local, state and federal issues.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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In Russia, indulging in such conspiracies is often less an exercise in political prediction than an expression of deeper anxieties that can be otherwise hard to express.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Such stuff became more notable during the coronavirus pandemic, when remote production kept teams apart from one another, and kept them from hashing out differences in person.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Rather than a traditional full year of hands-on classroom and production studio instruction at VFS, the hybrid alternative allows a mix of online remote learning and on-campus work in downtown Vancouver to build a professional portfolio ahead of graduation.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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“Distant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distant. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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