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distanced

VERB

dissociate oneself; leave behind

Synonyms

STRONG

outdo outpace outrun outstrip pass

WEAK

break away from the pack put in proportion separate oneself

Antonyms

STRONG

fail lose

WEAK

associate be friendly go to

Example Sentences

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Seoul showed signs of recovery after the presidential Blue House distanced itself from calls for a social tax on artificial intelligence profits.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The broad network distanced Nourafchan and Yadgarov from the trading, the people familiar with the investigation said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

For Americans who grimace at the thought of “big government,” this distanced Social Security from public assistance or welfare.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The 56-year-old says some of his white friends have distanced themselves from him as a result of his output, but adds that the response from black Zambians has been "overwhelmingly positive".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

But scientific experimentation is manual labor, from which the slaveholders are preferentially distanced; while it is only the slaveholders—politely called “gentle-men” in some societies—who have the leisure to do science.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan