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spaced out

[speyst-out] / 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

The choir followed, every single member appearing exactly spaced out as the cameras panned above them.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

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

There were 512 copies of it, to be exact, which meant there were 512 white houses, spaced out evenly across the planet’s surface.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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

Residents can also keep spaced-out potted plants under this height, as long as they’re easily movable.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 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

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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