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
Her case is being heard in the fourth-floor Jeffersonian courtroom, the only room in Charlotte that puts the jury below the judge, instead of on the side of the room, and positions the plaintiffs and defendants equidistant from the jury.
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Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
Jealousy of its neighbor influenced Georgia leaders years ago to try to re-create something similar in Gwinnett County, roughly equidistant from colleges in Atlanta, Athens and Gainesville.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
10 Apr. 2026
That Publix is almost equidistant from the two South Florida offices.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Eovaldi, for reference, had a 104 rating, and the nine-point difference between Gore’s first two months and his final four was equidistant to the gap between right-hander Jacob deGrom’s (108) and Kumar Rocker’s (99) ability to locate last year.
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Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
Jealousy of its neighbor influenced Georgia leaders years ago to try to re-create something similar in Gwinnett County, roughly equidistant from colleges in Atlanta, Athens and Gainesville.
—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
10 Apr. 2026
That Publix is almost equidistant from the two South Florida offices.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Eovaldi, for reference, had a 104 rating, and the nine-point difference between Gore’s first two months and his final four was equidistant to the gap between right-hander Jacob deGrom’s (108) and Kumar Rocker’s (99) ability to locate last year.
—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equidistant
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The Pirates are 9 1/2 games behind the National League Central Division leading Milwaukee Brewers – but only two games out of a playoff spot at the halfway point in the season.
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Dude’s pretty darn good with halfway decent quarterback play.
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And, in a number of cases, researchers have found evidence that this is happening, with one case of an extremely young star emitting flares seemingly in response to the orbit of its innermost planet.
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Seeing the accumulation of other people’s innermost desires in the trees — and given that the wishes are uncovered — lends the work an openness and accessibility that can be therapeutic, Loyer said.
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Your 12th House of Rest and Reflection opens wider as Jupiter arrives, expanding your inner world and asking for generous rest that renews focus.
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Rather than absorbing moisture, water molecules adhere to the outer and inner surfaces of the gel, filling all the open spaces and pores to form a thin film.
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“Equidistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equidistant. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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