1
as in distance
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2
as in absence
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoteness
Noun
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The additional distance required to get around the arena and in front of the box added a mile and changed to the marathon’s original 25-mile distance.—
Venkat Viswanathan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Later, as the family take a picture together, Eunice suddenly looks past the camera and into the distance.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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While the parent might justify their absence by pointing to their provision of necessities, the lack of emotional connection will leave a hefty void in the child’s life.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Following Friday’s game, Fernandez discussed others on the team who have increased their 3-point shooting volume in Johnson’s absence.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In a world where every social media pic is photo-tuned to the point of abstraction, of course there’s a facility that exists just for young people to manufacture false impressions of their own lives.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The idea that two billionaires should be able to determine on their own the value of a person’s job and then proceed to fire that person in order to reduce the size of that abstraction called the bureaucracy is unnerving.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Trump has previously tried to remove the U.S. from the organization, issuing a notice of withdrawal in 2020.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Despite the removal of troops from Afghanistan, something that had been promised by successive presidents before him, by voters for errors in the withdrawal, which included the deaths of 13 U.S. soldiers.—
Theo Burman,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The idea of moving him into a role like this showed a shocking detachment from reality.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Online platforms and forums create a sense of detachment that reduces empathy and isolates people from the real human impact of their words, explains Dr. Chamorro.—
Libby Ryan,
Parents,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Out of about 25 studies, more than half identified a positive association between artificial food coloring intake and behavioral outcomes such as inattention and hyperactivity.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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In today's digital workplace, where cyber threats lurk behind every click and keystroke, a single moment of inattention can lead to disaster.—
Dror Liwer,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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This can manifest as indifference to employee concerns or an inability to see things from their perspective.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The first part of the novel is taken up by her pursuit of Marlowe’s attention, which persists despite his initial indifference to her.—
Laila Lalami,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Remoteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remoteness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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