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spaced out

[spayst-aut] / ˈspeɪstˈaʊt /
ADJECTIVE
out of touch with reality
Synonyms


spaced-out


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The rules also allow small plants — from begonias to succulents — up to 18 inches tall as long as they are spaced out in groups.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

But in “Masquerade,” six cohorts of 60 audience members need to be spaced out evenly as they take in the show in a 30,000-square-foot, five-floor warehouse once occupied by an art supply company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

Truthful and concerning accounts, all of them—but few and far between, spaced out over a span of years to make it seem like these are common rather than exceptional occurrences.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025

Her first college game came in an eerily quiet setting: no fans, players spaced out on bleachers and some wearing masks to protect against the coronavirus.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

There were several rows of tables with typewriters, spaced out every three feet.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

The mostly instrumental “Panorama” swirls banjo, mandolin, strings and horns with droning electronics, landing on a kind of spaced-out Americana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The tour is in support of the band's seventh album, The Car, which builds on the lounge-y, spaced-out orchestral vibes of their previous record, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.

From BBC ● May 29, 2023

Her projects since have added more colors to her palette, but she’s best on similarly spaced-out songs like “Euphoria,” alongside fellow Texans Travis Scott and Don Toliver.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023

It’s only two minutes long, but “Amber,” from the second half of the project, runs like a spaced-out symphony.

From New York Times ● May 27, 2022

They will need a teacher who turns out strong, free-thinking individuals, *not* spaced-out, dependent disciples.

From Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult by Mark Eliot Laxer




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