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 Chicago offense would benefit heavily if the forward could edge her shooting further away from the rim to create more balanced spacing of the court with Cardoso dominating the low blocks.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Then the Kings signed DeMar DeRozan, which killed their spacing, and now Murray is putting up 11.9 points per night on the worst efficiency of his career.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Multiple runs by the system’s track-geometry cars — specialized work trains that use a suite of cameras and measuring devices to check the spacing and alignment of the rails — have yet to turn up anything definitive.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
But the spacing and play of Reid just makes more sense with the starters.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Then the Kings signed DeMar DeRozan, which killed their spacing, and now Murray is putting up 11.9 points per night on the worst efficiency of his career.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Multiple runs by the system’s track-geometry cars — specialized work trains that use a suite of cameras and measuring devices to check the spacing and alignment of the rails — have yet to turn up anything definitive.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
But the spacing and play of Reid just makes more sense with the starters.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spacing
Noun
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Whitecloud’s shot was from distance with no traffic in front.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ed Kelce is already in New Orleans, seen eating breakfast on Canal Street, a short distance from the Chiefs hotel.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Mature height is from 1 to 3 feet with a width of 2 to 3 feet.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2025
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If the borders are equal in width, the card could be worth as much as 30-to-50 percent more than an average card in the grade.—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Pollux-Mars and Castor-Mars sides of the Triangle measure about 7 degrees in length, while the Pollux-Castor side is about 4.5 degrees long.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Mansee Khurana,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Spacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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