1
as in distance
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2
as in absence
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoteness
Noun
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2025 -
One of the most significant breakthroughs in diagnostics has been the shift toward bringing testing closer to people, reducing barriers like distance, time, and lack of privacy.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet, beyond the almost comical disclosures, one of the least memorable lines was also the most enlightening — and highlights why, despite Howe being absent for a fortnight after contracting pneumonia, Tindall has been able to seamlessly step up and take charge of first-team matters in his absence.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fatima Jubril, who is now turning to Tom Brown in the absence of Plumpy'Nut for her son, Ibrahim, says ingredients are expensive.—
Marc Silver,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Yet what was positioned as a secondary issue—a mere abstraction, warranting just a brief mention—led to catastrophic consequences for millions of children, and their families.—
David Zweig,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Economic impacts These moves are not just an abstraction of financial markets but can have real economic impact.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But, while one side sees federal withdrawal as the lever to make that happen, the other warns that such moves risk creating a two-tier disaster system, one for the wealthy, one for the vulnerable.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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For football fans who have been having withdrawals every Sunday (Thursday and Mondays too), the real action is still months away, but at least tomorrow’s NFL Draft can satisfy the itch a little while longer.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Interior spaces, like an empty hospital corridor where Nina awaits bad news, tend to be statically and symmetrically framed, an aesthetic decision that, in this environment, might evoke a sterile, clinical detachment.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Or maybe they’ve been reunited physically on the big screen but are not fully over their detachment.—
Adam Tschorn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But this isn’t new: Environmentalists have had a deep legacy of inattention, or agnosticism, to the question of race.—
Jerel Ezell,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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It's thought that morning people act with more awareness because of their tendency to sleep better and have less fatigue or inattention.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With devastating indifference, President Donald Trump and his special assistant Elon Musk have crippled Food for Peace, a program few Americans have heard of, but one that did tremendous good for over six decades.—
Made by History,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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The visit, marked by somber prayers and pointed criticism of global indifference, solidified his image as a pope deeply committed to social and economic justice.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Remoteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remoteness. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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