at a distance of
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—used to describe how far away something is
He spotted the group at a distance of one mile.
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That smudge is the Orion Nebula, which at a distance of just 1,500 light-years is one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth and makes for a beautiful target through binoculars or a 6-inch telescope.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The space object, named 2025 TF, zoomed over Antarctica at a distance of just 265 miles above the Earth's surface last Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8:47 p.m.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Even at a distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth.
—Ryan French, The Conversation, 24 Sep. 2025
To distinguish an Earth-like planet from its star at a distance of roughly 30 light-years, a space telescope must collect light across about 20 meters.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The space object, named 2025 TF, zoomed over Antarctica at a distance of just 265 miles above the Earth's surface last Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8:47 p.m.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Even at a distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth.
—Ryan French, The Conversation, 24 Sep. 2025
To distinguish an Earth-like planet from its star at a distance of roughly 30 light-years, a space telescope must collect light across about 20 meters.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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“At a distance of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20distance%20of. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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