Collocations for distinct - adj.

be
appear
become
remain
keep sth
It is necessary to keep these two issues distinct.

consider sth as, regard sth as, see sth as

very
completely, entirely, quite, radically, totally, wholly
fairly
essentially, fundamentally
clearly
sufficiently
Manufacturers hope their new products will be sufficiently distinct to command higher prices.

analytically, conceptually, formally (= distinct in form), qualitatively
Political power should be regarded as analytically distinct from economic power.

anatomically, genetically, geographically, historically, physically, etc.
geographically distinct regions

from
The various dialects are quite distinct from one another.

as distinct from
She was studying lung cancer, as distinct from other types of cancer.

Distinct is used with these nouns:
advantage, category, class, conception, difference, dimension, disadvantage, discipline, echo, entity, facet, feature, feeling, identity, impression, improvement, kind, lack, minority, odour, part, perception, personality, phase, possibility, recollection, region, role, shift, sign, smell, species, stage, strand, type