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
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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