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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Never mind its name, extreme temperatures, and vast expanses of desert—there are also stones that move on their own.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025 -
WindBorne Systems But hurricane hunters can fly only so many missions, and most storms develop in places that aircraft can’t safely reach, such as over vast ocean expanses.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Oct. 2025
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At launch, there will be 18 maps to compete on and 30 weapons to unlock, with dozens of customization options allowing users to fine tune their guns’ scopes, grips, barrels, and more.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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They can also be modified to accommodate different rounds, scopes and lighter stocks made of fiberglass.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These expansions allow indies to tap into more complex gameplay and storytelling formats.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Prime Pizza is slated to open a second Orange County location in Brea in early 2026, with expansions in Thousand Oaks, Rancho Cucamonga and Riverside to follow.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jack is curious about life’s mysteries and wants to learn about the elements that make up all the realms.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The thorium nuclear transition could enable physicists to explore previously inaccessible realms of new physics.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The pants come in four inseam lengths, from 28 to 34 inches, and a wide range of fun colors.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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While Mizmo and his reactions to realistic bird cakes are fake, the lengths pet owners will go to celebrate their animal companions are very real.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hunter stretches, too, to weld the play’s interest in the act of watching television to stargazing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Many stretches of the Madison River, for example, are catch-and-release only for rainbow trout (except for anglers under 14 years, who can keep one of any size).—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The characters are all based, to different extents, on real people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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To differing extents, all of these shows are love letters to forms pundits spy on the chopping block—the late night show, the local rag, and the good old fashioned art-house film.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Recent analysis of two fossils from Australia, estimated to be about 50,000 years old, suggests that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, collecting bones and transporting them over great distances.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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This nickel detection was unexpected at such large distances, where temperatures remain extremely cold.—
Darryl Seligman,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Breadths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadths. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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