socially distant meaning: definition, quotations

socially distant

adj

Neologism Maintaining a certain distance between at least two people to contain the spread of an infectious disease.

Social distancing is the act of curtailing public interactions. What could be more socially distant than the automobile?2020 March 18, Andrew Clark, “Driving in the time of COVID-19”, in The Globe and Mail, Online edition, Toronto:
[headline] Should I Bankroll my New, Socially Distant Girlfriend?2020 April 9, Philip Galanes, “Should I Bankroll my New, Socially Distant Girlfriend?”, in New York Times, page ST 6:

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Macron's first trip outside France since the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the new rules of socially-distant diplomacy as the normally tactile pair posed two metres apart for photos.2020 June 18, Guy Faulconbridge, William James, “Brexit deadline looms over day of Anglo-French solidarity”, in The Guardian:
Churches are built for their acoustics, so when Tariro told our Narrative Projects team about these socially distant choirs, we wondered: What does that sound like?2021 May 16, Marcelle Hopkins, “Lasers, a Drone and 31 Mics: How We Created a 3-D Experience of Hearing a Choir”, in New York Times, page A2: