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keep one's distance

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

to stay clear of, avoid

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Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
stand back
pasttense
keeped one's distance
presentparticiple
keeping one's distance
thirdpersonsingular
keeps one's distance
pastparticiple
keeped one's distance