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
Noun
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And our national parks were still wild expanses barely fit for mules.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Glass expanses and sliding walls dissolve boundaries, while Turner’s mix of tactile natural materials and warm neutrals echoes the setting without resorting to Caribbean cliché.—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
5 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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But Apple’s more recent expansions into areas like virtual reality and artificial intelligence haven’t been as successful.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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If passed, the bill could let some beach cities and counties, not the Coastal Commission, oversee development of certain housing projects, as well as efforts to create new or improved bike lanes, outdoor dining expansions and temporary street uses connected to big events, such as the 2028 Olympics.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Mortal Kombat 2 will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament, the big battle in which warriors from different realms face off against one another in a fight to the bloody finish.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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For Aristotle, relationships are a portal into the realms of the vast and mysterious universe.—
Ross Channing Reed,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Broken lengths of irrigation piping lie scattered in the dust.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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His staff went to great lengths to make sure the normally-nocturnal red pandas were there for everyone to marvel at.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Effortlessly stylish but wholly unpretentious, São Lourenço’s charming whitewashed buildings sit within vast stretches of organic vineyards, ancient olive groves, and wildflower meadows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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The draft footprint stretches from Point State Park to the North Shore, the NFL Draft Experience is free, fans can watch from Acrisure Stadium (which should have never been changed from Heinz Field, by the way) and the entertainment lineup includes Wiz Khalifa, Bret Michaels and Kane Brown.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 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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The message will be about friendship across distances and the importance of maintaining it.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The paper was scrawled with phone numbers of politicians to call and driving distances to dialysis centers in the region.—
Arielle Zionts,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Breadths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadths. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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