1
as in expanses
a wide space or area
a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it
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2
as in scopes
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the breadth of his knowledge on the subject is awesome
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadths
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In these plans, recalled Douglas Vakoch, president of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI) International in San Francisco, huge diagrams would be etched on large expanses of land here on Earth.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Large expanses of glass keep the outdoors in constant view, so the house shifts with the light throughout the day.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2026
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Men in khaki stood with scopes on rooftops nearby, and questions among newer protesters circulated.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Cook testified that police also found 100 other firearms, scopes and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Population growth is fueling the need for expansions, Sapp said, as Catholics are among the many people relocating to Charlotte from the Midwest and Northeast.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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More expansions in the near term In the near term, Wall Street thinks the company will continue vertical investments and expansions, both upstream and downstream from its core GPU business.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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Anzac Day is a public holiday in both Australia and New Zealand, two Commonwealth realms where King Charles is head of state.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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What is going to be most interesting to watch unfold on Sunday is how teams/manufacturers and their plethora of engineers attempt to use the new stage lengths to their advantage.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Fort Lauderdale Police Department released footage detailing the lengths officers went to capture the suspect, Christian Bouie.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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For Black travelers along Route 66, that put a vital importance on knowing where to find places listed in the Green Book, or places like the Threatt Filling Station, between long, perilous stretches of their journeys.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Playa S'Arenal, Ibiza No list of beaches in Spain would be complete without mention of the beautiful sandy stretches on the island of Ibiza.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, cannabis has been legalized to varying extents in many states.—
Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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Because of this individual variability, losing excess body weight can affect blood pressure to different extents in different people.—
Karen Berger,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2026
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These are distances hard to fathom.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Trainers release them at incrementally greater distances — 5 miles, then 10, 20, 50, and 75.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Breadths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadths. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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