as in expansion
a wide space or area
the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships
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Recent Examples of expanse
One of the latter is Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, a giant expanse of dry prairie land set under blue skies.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
Was an ancient reptile, for all intents and purposes a 15-million-year-old dinosaur, actually roaming this expanse of creosote scrub, subsisting on beavertail cactus flesh, going about her day ignorant of the weather alerts, the headlines, the untold human tragedies?
—Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
The roomful of ALOHAs was unlocking the subtle physical details of everyday life, arguably one of the last expanses of unrecorded human activity.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
And winter is our time to reclaim the desert when the wide-open expanses of southeastern Arizona beckon with impossibly starry skies.
—Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
Was an ancient reptile, for all intents and purposes a 15-million-year-old dinosaur, actually roaming this expanse of creosote scrub, subsisting on beavertail cactus flesh, going about her day ignorant of the weather alerts, the headlines, the untold human tragedies?
—Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
The roomful of ALOHAs was unlocking the subtle physical details of everyday life, arguably one of the last expanses of unrecorded human activity.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
And winter is our time to reclaim the desert when the wide-open expanses of southeastern Arizona beckon with impossibly starry skies.
—Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expanse
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For 2025, industry experts predict expansions on already-booming product and treatment themes within the skin-care space.Victoria Moorhouse, Allure, 12 Dec. 2024
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On Israel, the bill, among other things, includes an expansion of U.S. joint military exercises with Israel and a prohibition on the Pentagon citing casualty data from Hamas.Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Each took turns performing brief sets at the flashy, brand new Intuit Dome (because having NFL stadium SoFi and longtime venue the Kia Forum in a 1-mile stretch isn't enough, right?).KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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While road wins over Michigan and Wisconsin did not move the needle much given the seasons the two teams had, winning at the Big House and in Madison, and in a stretch of three weeks, is no easy task.Tom Layberger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Berger’s multiyear column possesses a sustained inner chutzpah that will be especially noticeable to anyone who has written professionally and consistently about art for any significant length of time.Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The average length of stay in Zebra’s housing is six months to a year.Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Expanse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expanse. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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