See space out on Wiktionary
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"(transitive) To position (objects, people, time slots, etc.) at regular intervals with a calculated space between them."
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"word": "sijoittaa tasaisin välein"
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"sense": "to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them",
"word": "dar um espaço"
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"text": "In that futility and rage, we're seeing incredible alcohol abuse, incredible drug abuse, compulsive sexuality. Just basically spacing out with not as much attention to political values, educational values, feeling connected to society in any kind of way. Sometimes I go to the bars and see these kids and think about the meaninglessness and the emptiness that they'll be feeling five or six years down the road when they're tired of partying.",
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"word": "haaveilla"
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"word": "antaa huomion herpaantua"
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"sense": "to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them",
"word": "sijoittaa tasaisin välein"
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"sense": "to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them",
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"sense": "to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them",
"word": "dar um espaço"
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"sense": "to lose attention",
"word": "haaveilla"
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "antaa huomion herpaantua"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to lose attention",
"word": "distrarsi"
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"word": "distrair-se"
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"sense": "to lose attention",
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"word": "space out"
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