distance vs set apart

distance

verb
  • To move away (from) someone or something. 

  • To lose interest in a specific issue. 

  • To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind. 

noun
  • Remoteness of place; a remote place. 

  • The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat. 

  • A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance. 

  • Length or interval of time. 

  • The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness. 

  • A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse. 

  • The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line. 

  • The entire amount of progress to an objective. 

  • Remoteness in succession or relation. 

  • The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities. 

set apart

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to separate or isolate. 

  • To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something). 

  • To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose. 

How often have the words distance and set apart occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )