equidistant

adjective

Definition of equidistantnext
as in halfway
located at the same distance Points on a circle are equidistant from its center. Montreal is roughly equidistant from New York, Boston, and Toronto.

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Recent Examples of equidistant Lambert's a native of Lindale, a Northeast Texas town 90 minutes equidistant from Texarkana and Shreveport, Louisiana. — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 30 Apr. 2024 The Albany suburb is roughly equidistant to New York City and Boston. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2024 This soft pro-Hindu view, often found among those who have joined the BJP directly (that is, not by way of the RSS or its affiliated organizations), challenges the Nehruvian idea of a state equidistant from all religions. — Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2018 The convenient location to the region’s gateway airport in Nice places guests equidistant from Monaco and Saint-Tropez, which are about an hour away by private boat. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for equidistant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equidistant
  1. halfway
  2. innermost
  3. inner
Adjective
  • At the halfway point of Lady Gaga’s newest album, Mayhem, is a song that sounds like anything but the record’s title.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Education bills in the Indiana Statehouse drew scrutiny and controversy as the surviving bills head to the opposite chamber as the budget session reaches its halfway mark.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of halfway
Adjective
  • The first and innermost circle is Leading Yourself.
    — ByLeon E. Moores, MD, DSc, FACS, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As the sun moves into Aries on March 20, an influx of new energy and beginnings will flood your fourth house of home, family and innermost feelings.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of innermost
Adjective
  • Take the Pet Personality Test to uncover their inner instincts and better understand their unique traits.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Dyrholm’s typically fearless performance is attentive to the character’s particular physical restrictions, but with a raging inner clarity that often erupts as a result.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of inner

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