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more distant
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most distant
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having a great space or extent between two points
- Their house is located in a distant village in the mountains.
- The hikers could see a distant mountain range on the horizon.
- She dreamed of visiting distant countries she had only read about.
- The spaceship journeyed through distant galaxies.
- His distant hometown was far beyond the horizon.
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emotionally unavailable or unapproachable
- His distant manner made it hard for anyone to connect with him.
- She gave him a distant look, as if lost in her own thoughts.
- Despite being surrounded by friends, he remained distant throughout the evening.
- Her distant voice suggested that she didn’t want to be bothered.
- He felt a distant chill in her response, realizing their relationship had changed.
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having a connection that is not close or direct, as in a remote familial or social relationship
- He found out he had a distant cousin living in another country.
- She received a letter from a distant relative she had never met.
- Although they are distant acquaintances, they occasionally exchange greetings.
- Despite being distant relatives, they felt an immediate connection.
- Although they’re distant kin, they share some striking physical features.
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occurring far away in time
- His distant childhood memories often brought him nostalgia.
- The distant future holds many possibilities, though no one can predict them.
- The event took place in the distant past, before most people could remember.
- Her memory of the incident was from a distant time, so details were fuzzy.
- The two revolutions occurred in distant years, but their impacts were felt similarly.
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far apart in nature, quality, or type
- Their views on the issue were distant, and they struggled to find common ground.
- The two families came from distant cultural backgrounds, making their traditions vastly different.
- Despite their distant personalities, they worked well together on the project.
- The professor's research focused on distant fields of study that rarely overlapped.
- The two companies had distant goals, making collaboration difficult.