distanced

verb

past tense of distance
1
as in retreated

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2
as in flung

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distanced
  1. retreated
  2. flung
  3. receded
  4. discarded
  5. dispelled
  6. dumped
  7. dispersed
  8. shed
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  • Lake Washington is a 200-foot-deep trough carved by glaciers that retreated 16,000 years ago.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Galliano retreated from public life for two years and was found guilty by a Paris court of public insults based on religion, race and ethnicity.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of retreated
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  • The jumper flung himself out the door, hands on his lower back and knees bent in a crouched position.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Buckingham’s long-standing engineer, Gary Paczosa, had respect for how Steve reacted to the many ideas Dolly flung at him.
    — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of flung
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  • But yeah, just how quickly the cravings to check my phone all the time really receded.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • By Thursday night, the floodwaters had receded, and the cleanup is now underway.
    — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of receded
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  • Potsherds discarded after an 11th-century feast at Etowah—an Indigenous city just north of what’s now Atlanta—contained traces of cacao, a raw ingredient of chocolate.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The salad that goes with the peas was discarded due to this action.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of discarded
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  • During the conversation, Kehlani dispelled the narrative that R&B is dying.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Any fears the new arrival on loan from Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds may have lacked maturity, though, were quickly dispelled.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispelled
Verb
  • These men never anticipated being dumped in a New Jersey ditch so far from home.
    — Jennifer Janofsky, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Younger artists were nipping at her heels, and her record company dumped her.
    — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumped
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  • Smotrich and his partners have dispersed new settlements in places with high tactical importance, deliberately separating areas under Palestinian control to disrupt the territorial continuity that could one day form the basis of a Palestinian state.
    — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But within seconds, an air raid alert sounded, and the crowd dispersed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispersed
Verb
  • Farlow also warned that a Samoyed will shed their double coat twice a year, meaning Farlow hopes Swift and Kelce’s vacuums are as strong as hers.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The greatest driver to never win a championship couldn’t shed his old moniker.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of shed
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“Distanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distanced. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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