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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Places like Antarctica, Tasmania, and New Zealand sometimes offer glimpses of the elusive southern lights, but one of the most compelling places to witness the celestial event is in Patagonia, the mountainous expanse that straddles southern Argentina and Chile.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Arizona, with its abundant sun, lack of oil and gas resources, open desert expanses and business-friendly policies, has been a leader in welcoming clean energy progress incentivized by Biden-era programs.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Hynes directed the accompanying music video, which stars the artist and friends making their way through the green expanses of rural England.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 26 June 2025
An extensive review of commercial reports and academic papers providing measures of the size of the sports industry, coupled with an examination of how other industries were sized, provided a number of helpful ideas for building a model that captured the broad expanse of the global sports industry.
—Dennis Howard, Sportico.com, 19 June 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Arizona, with its abundant sun, lack of oil and gas resources, open desert expanses and business-friendly policies, has been a leader in welcoming clean energy progress incentivized by Biden-era programs.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Hynes directed the accompanying music video, which stars the artist and friends making their way through the green expanses of rural England.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 26 June 2025
An extensive review of commercial reports and academic papers providing measures of the size of the sports industry, coupled with an examination of how other industries were sized, provided a number of helpful ideas for building a model that captured the broad expanse of the global sports industry.
—Dennis Howard, Sportico.com, 19 June 2025
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“Expanse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expanse. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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