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breadths

noun

plural of breadth

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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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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Listed by Wetzel and fellow Realtor Ingrid Williams for $899,000, curious travelers have been driving past the eye-catching estate for decades, admiring its unique and surprising presence among the expanses of nearby farmland.

— Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 21 Sep. 2026
Towering cathedrals of ice define the shore, in contrast to the vast, untouched, eerily silent expanses that stretch inland.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of expanses

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Offer smaller scopes of work with clear timelines to secure quicker commitments.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
MacGregor has signed contracts with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard to supply comprehensive roll-on/roll-off equipment for the two vessels, marking one of its most extensive scopes for roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries to date.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of scopes

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That means network expansions or grid updates will remain as hurdles for large-scale adoption.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
But residents argued that neighborhoods along the corridor already bore the brunt of highway expansions in the 1960s, which included displacement of minority communities in McCrorey Heights and Biddleville.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of expansions

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Funke, as a whole, keeps fine-tuning in both the savory and sweet realms.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the Smithsonian underwent a political awakening during the 2020 upheaval over the COVID-19 pandemic and murder of George Floyd that echoed responses in academia and other progressive realms.

— Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

Country legend Dolly Parton never wanted a war to break out between her family and estate, going to extreme lengths to prevent it.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026
Get the look with lots of different lengths of layers to define curls and add fullness.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of lengths

Noun

As space agencies look toward longer missions to the moon and Mars, astronauts will spend extended stretches beyond the reach of Earth's magnetic field.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Walls of glass glide open to expose the main living spaces onto a large terrace, where an infinity pool stretches toward Biscayne Bay and a private dock.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of stretches

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After correcting for background noise and distance, the researchers could compare the sound readings and compare them in relation to data on different birds’ body sizes and open beak widths.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Even shoppers with wide feet say the regular widths are suitable for them.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026

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