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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
Gio Insignares, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Follow local easement regulations and distance requirements from power lines.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
Some have publicly denied any implications of misconduct while seeking to distance themselves from the powerful New York financier.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The agent is seen raising the pepper spray can, pointing it towards the crowd in what looked to be an attempt to keep them at a distance.
—Gio Insignares, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Follow local easement regulations and distance requirements from power lines.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
The British royals shared the short missive this morning in an effort to distance themselves from their disgraced relative Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
Some have publicly denied any implications of misconduct while seeking to distance themselves from the powerful New York financier.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distance
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The Warriors are hopeful that Porziņģis’ length and his shooting ability can help them on both ends of the floor.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Um Omar, frustrated and in tears, said Israeli forces had handcuffed those crossing and questioned them at length.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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The black expanse of thin, dense and relatively young basalt from those centers stands in stark contrast to thicker, more buoyant continental crust, which is primarily granite but contains the full gamut of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks and can be billions of years old.—
Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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That difference — that scissor that is happening in the sled — is what gives you steering.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Minneapolis police chief says the difference between their policies on dealing with protesters and what federal officers have been doing is immediately clear.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Illinois lawmakers recently flirted with a tax on unrealized gains—think of stocks yet to be sold at fluctuating prices that only exist on paper—before retreating.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Jackson was disinvited from the Grammy Awards telecast the following week and largely retreated from the public spotlight, while Timberlake’s career continued uninterrupted.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The footage later showed Washington throwing away a large object and clothing before leaving the house in a Hyundai, detectives said in their report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Does that small price justify throwing away the rest of your day—$995?—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The technology uses nickel and iron clusters smaller than 5 nanometers, meaning 10,000 to 20,000 clusters could fit within the width of a human hair.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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These common cracks are less than one millimeter in width and can go in any direction; hairline cracks can happen after temperature and humidity fluctuations and as a home settles.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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While political leaders on both sides of the aisle often tout the benefits of energy expansion, their support tends to fade when local considerations come into play.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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Heirs had raised $750 million from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in December to finance the expansion of its own oil producing facility to 100,000 barrels per day within five years, more than doubling the asset’s capacity when it was bought from Shell in 2021.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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How can the sense of an absolute union of all matter be reconciled with the endless multiplicity and distinctness of it?—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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However, a few hours with Air Riders reveals the nuance and depth of its gameplay, the distinctness of this flavor of racing game and its sensory, chaotic, and strategic appeal.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distance. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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