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as in absence
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Recent Examples of remoteness
Given the remoteness of the construction site, TVA built all the infrastructure people would need to live there.
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Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The photos are striking, and Antarctica’s remoteness invites fantasy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the remoteness of Black Rock City, with its lack of cellphone service and surveillance cameras, also serves as an impediment to the homicide investigation.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
The ocean may offer cooling, but its remoteness and inaccessibility challenge the very principles of elasticity and service continuity that cloud computing is built upon.
—Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In 1894, Lowell set up his namesake observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, whose elevation, remoteness, and dry air proved favorable to night-sky viewing.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The trail's remoteness is rivaled only by its dependence on the Pacific.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
The federal and state lawyers said the remoteness of the facility was a factor, but Williams pointed out that other detention centers were within the bounds of cities.
—Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The photos are striking, and Antarctica’s remoteness invites fantasy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the remoteness of Black Rock City, with its lack of cellphone service and surveillance cameras, also serves as an impediment to the homicide investigation.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
The ocean may offer cooling, but its remoteness and inaccessibility challenge the very principles of elasticity and service continuity that cloud computing is built upon.
—Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In 1894, Lowell set up his namesake observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, whose elevation, remoteness, and dry air proved favorable to night-sky viewing.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The trail's remoteness is rivaled only by its dependence on the Pacific.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
The federal and state lawyers said the remoteness of the facility was a factor, but Williams pointed out that other detention centers were within the bounds of cities.
—Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoteness
Noun
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Such a short distance is considered well within reach of a basic marksman.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Morgan started at left guard and went the distance, while Anthony Belton and Darian Kennard alternated at right tackle.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More recently, Minnesota Democrat Rick Nolan returned to the House in the 2012 elections after a 32-year absence.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Per iSpot, the ad over-indexed on brand recognition; subsequent to being exposed to the commercial, 92% of consumers could correctly identify State Farm as the sponsor in the absence of any prompts, a percentage that exceeded the 90-day category average (77%).—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From there, deploying an abstraction layer for a high-value product line establishes a foundation to work with, especially when aligned with ISA-95 or OPC UA information models.—
Nagesh Nama,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The issue is that if the impulses behind these choices are recognizable in theory, the characters themselves are broad to the point of abstraction.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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China expanded its activities in the South China Sea following the US withdrawal, building artificial islands and military outposts.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, and its leaves are used to create products that some say help treat pain, anxiety, depression and help with opioid withdrawal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, Weinberger added, the greatest treatment obstacle is patients not taking their medications — sometimes due to anosognosia, the unawareness of being ill, which affects 50% to 98% of people with schizophrenia.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Be Okay With Not Being Okay Since toxic positivity is mainly rooted in unawareness of being toxically positive or a desire to reduce anxiety or discomfort, Shabazz stresses the importance of learning how to cope with feelings of discomfort in order to eventually feel optimistic but not toxic.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Miller and his team are having far more success probing unconsciousness via anesthesia.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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Because the gas binds to hemoglobin so efficiently – 200 to 400 times better than oxygen – a high enough concentration of it will result in unconsciousness in minutes, which can lead in permanent organ damage – or worse.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At first look, naming wars after their location, participants, starting date or duration might appear to be an exercise in objective detachment.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Notably, psychological detachment (truly unplugging) and physical activity during time away were the strongest drivers of improvement.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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There is a sort of beautiful obliviousness to Mann’s turn as Liz.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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There is total and telling obliviousness to his giant flat-screen television, tuned to the SEC Network and a women’s soccer match between Arkansas and … Notre Dame.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Remoteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remoteness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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