as in halfway
located at the same distance
Points on a circle are equidistant from its center. Montreal is roughly equidistant from New York, Boston, and Toronto.
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Recent Examples of equidistant
The convenient location to the region’s gateway airport in Nice places guests equidistant from Monaco and Saint-Tropez, which are about an hour away by private boat.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024
But unlike the Equator (0 degrees latitude), which is equidistant from the north and south poles, there is no natural basis for 0 degrees longitude.
—Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Central Business District: Also thought of as New Orleans' downtown, the Central Business District (CBD) is centrally located, roughly equidistant to the Marigny and the Garden District.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
Both are around 1,700-square-foot ranches with similar layouts, located in 20-year old developments equidistant to downtown St. Louis.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024
But unlike the Equator (0 degrees latitude), which is equidistant from the north and south poles, there is no natural basis for 0 degrees longitude.
—Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Central Business District: Also thought of as New Orleans' downtown, the Central Business District (CBD) is centrally located, roughly equidistant to the Marigny and the Garden District.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
Both are around 1,700-square-foot ranches with similar layouts, located in 20-year old developments equidistant to downtown St. Louis.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
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The composite was compiled from a series of images Perseverance captured at roughly the halfway point of its ascent, using its Mastcam-Z cameras high on the rover's mast.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Instead, somber faces walked, one by one, Thursday morning toward the oak tree planted along a sidewalk at the halfway mark of the annual Piedmont Turkey Trot.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Io, the innermost giant moon of Jupiter, may not have a shallow sea of magma beneath its surface, as was previously thought.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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For others, this extraordinary and extraordinarily raw adaptation will echo Heller’s feeling that someone has indeed been tapping into their innermost thoughts.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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The inner area is covered by felt to prevent scratches.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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Channel your inner child by day, then book your preferred pampering for the evening.Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Equidistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equidistant. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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