at a distance of
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—used to describe how far away something is
He spotted the group at a distance of one mile.
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In late September, a Chinese aircraft carrier approached Guam at a distance of 559 miles.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The original oaks were planted at a distance of 25 feet from each other.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
The Parker Probe will use Venus as a gravity assist today, skimming past the planet's surface at a distance of 233 miles and slingshotting away toward the sun.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
But Parker samples the outermost parts of the corona at a distance of about 10 solar radii, whereas other solar telescopes zoom in on its innermost parts.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The original oaks were planted at a distance of 25 feet from each other.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
The Parker Probe will use Venus as a gravity assist today, skimming past the planet's surface at a distance of 233 miles and slingshotting away toward the sun.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
But Parker samples the outermost parts of the corona at a distance of about 10 solar radii, whereas other solar telescopes zoom in on its innermost parts.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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