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social distancing

[ soh-shuhl dis-tuhn-sing ]

noun

  1. the practice of maintaining a safe or appropriate physical distance from other people, or the measures taken to reduce close physical contact, especially to slow the spread of a contagious illness or disease:

    Health officials are recommending some kinds of social distancing, such as working from home and avoiding handshakes.



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Other Word Forms

  • so·cial dis·tance ·-徱·ٲԳ verb (used with or without object) social distanced or socialdistanced social distancing or socialdistancing
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Word History and Origins

Origin of social distancing1

First recorded in 2000–05
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Example Sentences

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But through those trials — which also included the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Rangers’ move into a new stadium during an era of social distancing — Woodward also came to find perspective and growth.

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For those who have memory-holed that traumatic period, a short recap: In official channels, such as the White House briefing room or during interviews with respectable news outlets, Trump would playact a science-respecting leader, urging Americans to follow social distancing guidelines and wear masks.

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For people who were ill during lockdown, their treatment had to continue, but it had to be adapted to social distancing.

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She says that because of social distancing, "you suddenly become aware that there are patients that have been on the ward who have unfortunately passed away and they've only ever been a name to you, they've never been a face".

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He denigrated the use of masks, frequently mocking those who did and ignored the social distancing measures recommended by the experts because his "business friends" told him it hurt the economy.

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