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- verb Present participle of
distance . - noun The process of becoming distant.
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Examples
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It is Ferguson's priority to ensure that distractions such as the Rooney episode are rare, and he has also been rigorous in distancing himself from those who rail against his employers.
Life without Wayne Rooney looks unpromising for Manchester United Kevin McCarra 2010
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This rhetorical shift, although small, is the first step in distancing ourselves from the choices Israel has made.
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Over 10 years ago, Ole Miss decided to begin distancing itself from the Old South, getting rid of Confederate battle flags and, finally, "Colonel Reb," a seemingly genteel Southern planter who'd been the mascot since 1979.
Ole Miss gets a new mascot: the Rebel Black Bear Cindy Boren 2010
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So he did well in distancing himself from all of this .... good move ... and makes good common sense!!!
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What I like about Sen. Obama is his commitment to the politics of change and his distancing from the politics of old.
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Leading to decadence and arrogant distancing from the rest of humanity.
July 2008 2008
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Clinton certainly made the right move in distancing herself from that nutter.
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Many of these young voters voted for their candidate based on their effort to support a candidate who would demonstrate, their personal, and our country's, distancing from a racist history.
Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems 2008
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In this distancing from the White House, Ferguson is not alone.
Archive 2007-07-01 Dan 2007
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In this distancing from the White House, Ferguson is not alone.
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