expanse
noun
ex·panse
ik-ˈspan(t)s 
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: great extent of something spread out
an expanse of calm ocean
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Examples of expanse in a Sentence
The explorer gazed across the vast Arctic expanse.
the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships
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Fire Station 53 is closest to the middle of that expanse, about 57 miles away on Kelbaker Road.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
The waters eventually receded, but somehow the pupfish found a refuge in the vast expanse of scrubland and sand.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 9 May 2024
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
The waters eventually receded, but somehow the pupfish found a refuge in the vast expanse of scrubland and sand.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 9 May 2024
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“Expanse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expanse. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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expanse
noun
ex·panse
ik-ˈspan(t)s
: a wide space, area, or stretch
the vast expanse of the ocean
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