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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Gripping the football with fingers covered in Filipino tribal tattoos extending in a sleeve up his arm, Koy looks across the expanse of emerald green turf at his son jogging toward the south end zone of the Inglewood stadium on a recent afternoon.
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Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Billed as the most remote dude ranch in the Lower 48, Wyoming's Darwin Ranch really captures the Wild West frontier spirit with its isolated expanses and away-from-it-all appeal.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
The main nerve center for Israel’s primary emergency service could resemble any dispatch hub in any American city — a hive of uniformed first-responders surrounded by ceiling-height monitors and an expanse of computers.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Season 1 was set in the South Islander community in Queensland, the second season in the expanses leading up to its spectacular Glass House Mountains.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
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Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Billed as the most remote dude ranch in the Lower 48, Wyoming's Darwin Ranch really captures the Wild West frontier spirit with its isolated expanses and away-from-it-all appeal.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
The main nerve center for Israel’s primary emergency service could resemble any dispatch hub in any American city — a hive of uniformed first-responders surrounded by ceiling-height monitors and an expanse of computers.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Season 1 was set in the South Islander community in Queensland, the second season in the expanses leading up to its spectacular Glass House Mountains.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Expanse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expanse. Accessed 8 Mar. 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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