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spacing

noun

ˈspā-siŋ

Definition of spacing

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 The workshops include all ingredients and participants learn skills such as cutting and folding meats, placement and spacing for jams and honeys. — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Maintaining proper spacing between healthy trees to reduce competition for water. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 31 July 2026 This spacing reduced the likelihood that Ukraine could identify and strike the entire formation at once. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 By changing the size and spacing of the bumps, the team adjusted how each vibration felt. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for spacing

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Rentals near train station stops or walking distance to major AI company offices are being bid up by rank-and-file tech workers.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Neither quarterback created distance Saturday, and two weeks remain until cutdown day.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of distance

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He is involved in fewer one-versus-one situations, but he is still being asked to provide width at times.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Nanoplastics are tiny nanoparticles of plastic one one-thousandth the average width of a human hair — small enough to pass through the tissues of the digestive tract or lungs and enter your bloodstream.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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