remotely
Americanadverb
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to a very small degree; slightly or faintly.
Few people believe such an outcome to be even remotely credible.
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at or from a distance, typically by means of an electronic connection: The system is remotely controlled from a central computer.
We can work remotely or on the client site, depending on your requirements.
The system is remotely controlled from a central computer.
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distantly or indirectly; not immediately: We consulted everyone closely or remotely involved with the project before deciding how to proceed.
He’s remotely related to my wife.
We consulted everyone closely or remotely involved with the project before deciding how to proceed.
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in an isolated place.
The farmhouse is remotely situated on one of southern Africa's largest private nature reserves.
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far away; distantly.
Our system uses a single power pack to provide hydraulic power to remotely placed fans up to 200 feet away.
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The 24-year-old Londoner, now working remotely as a freelance journalist, still frequently uses LinkedIn to make connections—professional, social and maybe more—that she doesn’t have easy access to without a team or an office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Hell, I might be among them, if it were a remotely realistic possibility.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
No navigation, no inductive charging pad, no remotely operated rear window, no heated driver’s seat, no high-end audio, no powered side-view mirror adjustment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
New mothers are also highly sensitive to disturbance, so keepers kept an eye on Rana and Matano remotely via a baby monitor until the pair were ready to be seen in public.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Although some semblance of the routinized mechanisms for political parties had begun to congeal during the debate over Jay's Treaty, nothing remotely resembling the organized campaign structure of modern political parties yet existed.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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