as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the spacing of the houses was a little tight
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Recent Examples of spacing
Their smart, aggressive defense disorients even the smoothest spacing and the most skillful shooters.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Proper spacing is important between plants and between rows.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
The public clamored for Finch to make changes, to bench the aging Conley, to start Naz Reid for Randle to improve the spacing, to play the rookies more.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Towns brought spacing and selflessness to the five.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Proper spacing is important between plants and between rows.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
The public clamored for Finch to make changes, to bench the aging Conley, to start Naz Reid for Randle to improve the spacing, to play the rookies more.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Towns brought spacing and selflessness to the five.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spacing
Noun
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Bears like to keep their distance from groups of people.—
Mike Stunson
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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Šefčovič reiterated on Monday his belief that a deal had been within touching distance before Trump’s latest tariff salvo.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The speed limit will be reduced to 35 mph in the work zone, and 12-foot width restrictions will be in place.—
Shannon Tyler
July 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 July 2025
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On another stretch of the Green River, downstream near Rockport, the waterway had swollen to nearly five times its normal width from bank to bank.—
Keisha Rowe,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Beaches on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast The Pacific coast runs the length of the country’s western edge, and the landscape is more varied and rugged than on the Caribbean.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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Sold in various lengths and colors on Amazon from December 2024 to April, the unmarked bumpers are considered suffocation hazards.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Spacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacing. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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