expanse
noun
ex·panse
ik-ˈspan(t)s 
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2
: great extent of something spread out
an expanse of calm ocean
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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The area the plan will protect are those that lie west of the spillways — about two-thirds of Broward’s metro expanse.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
The festival, dominated by Christian voices, delighted the thousands of people who attended on a balmy Sunday, pushing strollers and carrying blankets to spread on the grassy expanse.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 17 May 2026
All have king beds and floor-to-ceiling windows that open either toward the skyline or the green expanse of Chapultepec.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Up close, the vast expanse of the human skin resembles an unknown landscape, maybe similar to the lunar terrain, with craters and elevations in the form of minuscule blemishes, hairs, and cutaneous eruptions.
—Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
The festival, dominated by Christian voices, delighted the thousands of people who attended on a balmy Sunday, pushing strollers and carrying blankets to spread on the grassy expanse.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 17 May 2026
All have king beds and floor-to-ceiling windows that open either toward the skyline or the green expanse of Chapultepec.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Up close, the vast expanse of the human skin resembles an unknown landscape, maybe similar to the lunar terrain, with craters and elevations in the form of minuscule blemishes, hairs, and cutaneous eruptions.
—Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
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“Expanse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expanse. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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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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