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as in small
small in degree
there's a remote chance that it'll rain today, so I brought an umbrella
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as in distant
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
his grandfather had been a somewhat remote figure, at least until they got to spend a summer together
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as in away
not close in time or space
a permanent base on Mars is likely to happen only in the remote future
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Recent Examples of remote
The hearing over, Trump logs off his remote connection.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
With the promise of remote work and high commissions, a scammer posing as a trainer led the victim to a fake website and convinced them to buy stablecoins, which were ultimately stolen by the scammers.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
One of my most memorable excursions was a small-boat cruise in the remote Faroe Islands.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
Three helicopters developed engine trouble in a remote staging area in the Iranian desert, forcing the mission to be aborted.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
With the promise of remote work and high commissions, a scammer posing as a trainer led the victim to a fake website and convinced them to buy stablecoins, which were ultimately stolen by the scammers.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
One of my most memorable excursions was a small-boat cruise in the remote Faroe Islands.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
Three helicopters developed engine trouble in a remote staging area in the Iranian desert, forcing the mission to be aborted.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remote
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Billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origin back in 2000, but has to date only launched the smaller suborbital New Shepard rockets from its facilities in West Texas.RICHARD TRIBOU ORLANDO SENTINEL (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Reata at the Rodeo, a smaller but no less impressive version of the Southwestern steakhouse in downtown Fort Worth, will open at 11 a.m. Jan. 17 and will serve all day most days.Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
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These surrogate daughters — her relationship with her real daughter, Hannah (Billie Lourd), falls somewhere between distant and estranged — are part of Shelly’s social circle, along with Annette (Jamie Lee Curtis), a fellow Razzle Dazzle veteran who’s now a cocktail waitress at a nearby casino.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Sky Axe may have spoken, to those who knew its origins, of distant horizons; and now, thanks to the young woman who found it, the skies of the American Midwest are part of its story, too.Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Phillips Rainforest Trail is better suited for beginners and leads to a secluded beach.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Queen’s Bath: Natural rock pools carved by centuries of crashing waves create a secluded, spa-like experience.Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The schedule fulfills the NFL algorithm of playing each division from the opposing conference every fourth year, with alternating home and away games with each rotation.Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
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Despite her obvious dedication to Football Sundays—and the occasional games held on Mondays and Saturdays—Swift has not attended a single away game since the 2024 Super Bowl.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Leafs might be asking too much of him as a 33-year-old playing mostly on his off side in a top-four role.Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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And once production started, the director and composer lived together, continuing their collaboration in off hours.Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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The main house measures in at about 8,000 square feet and has five bedrooms, while the detached guest house has another two bedrooms in just over 1,000 square feet of space.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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Most of the devices were found in a detached garage, where the FBI also found tools and manufacturing materials, including homemade fuses and pieces of PVC pipe.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Cities are also ideal for discovering hidden gems with your partner while the kids are occupied.Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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As a developer and CEO of one of America’s biggest real estate companies Steve Ross should be knowledgeable about hidden costs.Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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This approach is streamlining the supply chain into a more efficient and robust network, resulting in fewer delivery failures and deeper transparency in the company’s packaging material inventory.Forbes, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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His deep delivery of the song and compelling narrative bode well for Favela’s upcoming album, Origen, to be released on Jan. 23.Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Remote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remote. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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