- present participle of space.
spacing
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Deschamps identified that the spacing of France's defensive set-up was off and that offensively the players were in zones that didn't best suit many of them.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
This design created carefully controlled spacing between neighboring molecules.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Coach Mike Brown’s “five-out” approach ensures every player is a 3-point threat, creating wide spacing to stretch defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Slowly but surely, he broke down picking the hook, separating verses using slick spacing, and adding layers of intricately placed sounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
And even though I’m having no trouble concentrating, I’m surprised to catch Fiona spacing out a couple of times.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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If such arrays can be produced on-demand with any desired spacings, it could greatly improve phonon-polaritons' imaging ability and would be a huge achievement, said Moore.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
“Undisguised, our individual traits are laid bare,” he wrote in “Private Domain,” “and our shapes, spacings, and timings are established.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
For outdoor use, we recommend the 5mm Wide Angle Conical LED Lights from Christmas Designers, available in warm white, multicolor, or single color in a variety of lengths and bulb spacings.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2018
Force-induced destabilization of focal adhesions at defined integrin spacings on nanostructured surfaces.
From Nature ● Dec. 5, 2017
The recommended spacings in this section are those I have found workable at Elkton, Oregon.
From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Solomon, Steve