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as in small
small in degree
there's a remote chance that it'll rain today, so I brought an umbrella
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as in distant
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
his grandfather had been a somewhat remote figure, at least until they got to spend a summer together
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as in away
not close in time or space
a permanent base on Mars is likely to happen only in the remote future
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Recent Examples of remote
The hearing over, Trump logs off his remote connection.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
With the promise of remote work and high commissions, a scammer posing as a trainer led the victim to a fake website and convinced them to buy stablecoins, which were ultimately stolen by the scammers.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
One of my most memorable excursions was a small-boat cruise in the remote Faroe Islands.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
Three helicopters developed engine trouble in a remote staging area in the Iranian desert, forcing the mission to be aborted.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
With the promise of remote work and high commissions, a scammer posing as a trainer led the victim to a fake website and convinced them to buy stablecoins, which were ultimately stolen by the scammers.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
One of my most memorable excursions was a small-boat cruise in the remote Faroe Islands.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
Three helicopters developed engine trouble in a remote staging area in the Iranian desert, forcing the mission to be aborted.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remote
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Reata at the Rodeo, a smaller but no less impressive version of the Southwestern steakhouse in downtown Fort Worth, will open at 11 a.m. Jan. 17 and will serve all day most days.Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
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Does this mean that community and small banks will struggle?Michael Abbott, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The utility on Wednesday was sending 20 tankers with water to support firefighters in the Palisades, and the tankers were having to reload at other distant locations.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tankers were reloading water tankers were having to reload at other distant locations.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The island’s coastline features a mix of striking black-sand beaches and one secluded white-sand gem: Rendezvous Bay.Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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Several of the victims were lured to secluded locations before being beaten and hacked to death by MS-13 members.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The schedule fulfills the NFL algorithm of playing each division from the opposing conference every fourth year, with alternating home and away games with each rotation.Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
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Despite her obvious dedication to Football Sundays—and the occasional games held on Mondays and Saturdays—Swift has not attended a single away game since the 2024 Super Bowl.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Leafs might be asking too much of him as a 33-year-old playing mostly on his off side in a top-four role.Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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And once production started, the director and composer lived together, continuing their collaboration in off hours.Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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But the detached garage and a guest cottage were destroyed, as were all but three or four of the 20 or so houses on their block near the Altadena Golf Course.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Steps lead down to a heated swimming pool, and elsewhere on the property are fruit-bearing citrus trees, raised garden boxes and an original detached bomb shelter.Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Cities are also ideal for discovering hidden gems with your partner while the kids are occupied.Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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In Silo 18, Knox visits Walker to tell her of a new plan to use the remaining gunpowder, as sneaky Bernard watches and listens to the conversation from a hidden camera that Walker activated.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Finding replacement goalies can be a real challenge, especially in deeper leagues.Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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But the high aspiration of the 1.5 target also exposed deep fault lines among nations.Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Remote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remote. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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