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as in length
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles
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as in expanse
a wide space or area
a region marked by great, featureless distances
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as in difference
the quality or state of being different
the brothers' personalities are like the distance between night and day
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as in to throw away
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Recent Examples of distance
The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Martha Stewart’s early years The documentary continues with Stewart’s upbringing in Nutley, New Jersey, a place marked by her father’s volatility and her mother’s emotional distance.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2024
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The Trump campaign has also appeared to distance itself from Hinchcliffe in the days following the rally.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
More than 7 in 10 adults are worried that the election results could lead to violence and nearly 1 in 3 have experienced tension and distance from their family members.
—The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Martha Stewart’s early years The documentary continues with Stewart’s upbringing in Nutley, New Jersey, a place marked by her father’s volatility and her mother’s emotional distance.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Carter would go on to be exposed as a white supremacist Klan member who once wrote speeches for George Wallace, and whether his literary career was an attempt to distance himself from that, an opportunistic exercise, or some combination of the two remains an unsettled question.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The Trump campaign has also appeared to distance itself from Hinchcliffe in the days following the rally.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distance
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The difference in length comes from strategic editing.Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The length of Nichushkin’s contract — the eight-year deal runs through the 2029-30 season — provides cover for the Avs.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Dubai Harbour’s 20-million-square-foot expanse, for example, can accommodate up to 700 vessels, including superyachts up to 160 meters in length.Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Parts of the area now look like an extension of the Balearic Sea after unprecedented rainfall turned what should be dry ground into a vast expanse of water, satellite imagery captured on October 30 shows.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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The difference between CVs and résumés The most obvious difference between CVs and résumés is length.Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The difference is largely due to changes in derivative liabilities, gain on sale of mine property, and gain on extinguishment of debt.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Seasoned diplomats worry that retreating from that posture would enable autocrats around the world, including Vladimir Putin and his aims of Russian expansionism.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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The crowds had retreated to their cabins and RVs, the click of cameras replaced by the trill of crickets.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Wrist bands For a true sentimentalist, throwing away concert wristbands is simply unimaginable.Sammi Tapper, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ann Selzer is throwing away her reputation for a suppression poll.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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As with Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Boulevard, the width and traffic speed of state roads in urban neighborhoods now frequently clash with local desires for street safety, quality transit service, and pedestrian comfort.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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That rim must have an internal width of at least 19 mm in order to accommodate both the sensor and the tire beads on either side of it.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
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Disney's capital expenditures totaled $5.4 billion, primarily for theme park expansions and new attractions.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Over the past five years, California’s economy ranked 13th-best for the expansion of its gross domestic product – the broadest measurement of business output.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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In an interview with Forbes, Back says many of the initial regulatory risks around Bitcoin have receded as financial institutions have an interest in expanding and keeping ETFs that track bitcoin on the market.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, migrant encounters near the U.S.-Mexico border reached historic highs, though the numbers have begun to recede as both nations have attempted to enact stricter immigration policies this past year.Alec Mork and Mikia Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distance. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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