Distant
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- A great part of the first book revolves around his nieces starting a private war with him, since he's taken up writing and become distant, therefore, in their minds, ceasing to be cool.
Source: Cool Uncle - Back in the dim and distant past, it grew out of a merger of anarchist-style private law providers (a Privately Owned Society).
Source: Literature / Eldraeverse -
In the Tales from the Darkside episode "Distant Signals," a mysterious, eccentric investor brings together the cast and crew of a 20-year-old private eye TV series, which was cancelled before it got a proper ending, so the story can finally be resolved.
Source: Aliens Steal Cable
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