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
In Austin, the Heywood Hotel sits roughly equidistant from Kemuri Tatsu-Ya and longtime standard-bearer Franklin Barbecue—each a quick ride on the hotel’s free loaner bikes.
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Naomi Tomky, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
If roots are tangled and circling, cut 1 inch into the root mass at four equidistant places and at the bottom of the rootball.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2025
In his Kurdish-majority town (equidistant from large cities Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır, also with large Kurdish populations), Eyüp works at a tomato harvesting farm, gathering and salting heaps of the crimson fruit under the baking sun.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Guehi then passes the ball into the space behind Villa’s midfield, to a point that is equidistant from their centre-backs, which helps Mateta drop to receive it because Torres and Carlos are unsure who has to move up to defend the centre-forward.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Naomi Tomky, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
If roots are tangled and circling, cut 1 inch into the root mass at four equidistant places and at the bottom of the rootball.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2025
In his Kurdish-majority town (equidistant from large cities Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır, also with large Kurdish populations), Eyüp works at a tomato harvesting farm, gathering and salting heaps of the crimson fruit under the baking sun.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Guehi then passes the ball into the space behind Villa’s midfield, to a point that is equidistant from their centre-backs, which helps Mateta drop to receive it because Torres and Carlos are unsure who has to move up to defend the centre-forward.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equidistant
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Always falling on February 2nd—the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox—people all over the world wait with bated breath to find out if Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Indiana legislative session has almost reached the halfway point with major bills advancing at quick pace this week and shifting from one chamber to the other for consideration.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Your interest in their experiences, troubles, and innermost dreams is true.—
Talia Argondezzi,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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His primary qualification for infiltrating the innermost sanctums of Trumpworld would seem to be a vast capacity for cozying up to friends of the Donald.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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First, the core will run out of hydrogen fuel, causing the inner core of the star to become inert while hydrogen fusion continues in a shell surrounding it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Nico’s inner life is almost entirely devoted to thinking about immigration as a public crisis and about Martine, the Honduran asylum seeker who has moved into his mother’s basement.—
Adelle Waldman,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Equidistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equidistant. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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