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spaced

  • a variation of spaced-out.
    spaced-out
    adjective
    dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
  • past participle
    of space.
    space
    noun
    the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
  • past tense form
    of space.
    space
    noun
    the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.

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Then she came upon a cluster of plants, spaced apart, and said: “That’s it!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The serious heart of the opera is Lincoln and his crushing grief, limned in four striking arias evenly spaced out through just over two hours of music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Closely spaced pregnancies, premature births and low birth weight can follow, while young mothers struggle to breastfeed and care for their children.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

This points to the prospect of further, closely spaced hikes as the war in the Middle East drags on.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Not on the rail or out on the tracks, like the clinking suggested, but down along the outer edge where the rectangular wooden train track ends were spaced like flat brown teeth.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia