distanced

verb

Definition of distancednext
past tense of distance
1
as in retreated

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2
as in flung

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  1. retreated
  2. receded
  3. discarded
  4. dumped
  5. dispersed
  6. shed
  7. scattered
  8. abandoned
Verb
  • Down day Stocks retreated Tuesday as growing tensions in the Middle East overshadowed investor excitement for a strong quarter.
    Michele Luhn, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Israel retreated from Beirut in 1982, but continued to occupy the country's south until 2000.
    Zoya Awky, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of retreated
Verb
  • Because inflation has receded during the past several months, the 2025 COLA is expected to be lower than in prior years.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • It is believed she was swept away in the current and was able to grab hold of the tree, but when the water eventually receded, she was trapped.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of receded
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  • That idea was proposed by the city’s citizen redistricting commission in 2021 but discarded by the council.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Called the Regeneration Hub Zero, the factory, which is in Frankfurt, can recover, collect and sort textiles that have been discarded and turn them into Reju Polyester, which has a 50 percent lower carbon footprint than virgin polyester.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of discarded
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  • The two eventually got dumped into slower waters and swam ashore.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The midfielder officially hung his boots up after Germany were beaten on home soil by eventual winners Spain at the Euros, and dumped out of the last eight.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • Other large farming populations of the region had also dispersed, and nomadic livestock herding became more widespread.
    R. Alexander Bentley, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The population dispersed into smaller settlements out in the surrounding floodplain and beyond.
    R. Alexander Bentley, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of dispersed
Verb
  • Looney, shedding about 20 pounds this offseason by fasting daily until the afternoon is nimbler.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • On Wednesday, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and core CPI data will be published, shedding light on inflationary trends and the cost of living.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of shed
Verb
  • Three bedrooms and two bathrooms are scattered across its 2,175 square feet, split into two wings.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • While remote-first companies strive to create virtual cultures, building authentic connections and camaraderie can be hard when team members are scattered around.
    Øyvind Forsbak, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of scattered
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  • Second, most congressional Republicans have abandoned ethical norms.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • These assortative alliances will be fully voluntarist—to be joined and abandoned as one pleases.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of abandoned
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