breadths

noun

plural of breadth
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
  1. expanses
  2. scopes
  3. expansions
  4. realms
  5. lengths
  6. extents
  7. stretches
  8. widths
Noun
  • Security Meets Style Expect larger expanses of glass, slimmer frames, and design that blurs the line between indoors and out.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Then in the late winter, Mathon proposed rezoning all of its 188-acre Waterford Parkway South property, including the former airport’s runways and tie-down areas as well as large expanses of woodlands.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of expanses
Noun
  • As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel.
    — Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of scopes
Noun
  • Twelve location expansions followed, awarded on reputation without a competitive bid.
    — William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Historically, debt as a share of the economy tended to rise during recessions and then stabilize during economic expansions.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of expansions
Noun
  • The Avengers Pavilion coming to Stark Expo at Hong Kong Disneyland will take guests across realms.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The realms of roots music and Americana are also rife with pop possibilities.
    — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • Farmers go to many lengths to keep their animals comfortable during a heat wave, using fans, water spraying and environmental monitoring driving up their costs.
    — Sylvie Bigar, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Just be sure to apply it to the mid-lengths and ends, as it’s not designed for use at the roots.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of lengths
Noun
  • Most people care about all of those things, to different extents.
    — Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Among the concert recordings are three full concerts being released for the very first time and several more full recordings of shows that have been excerpted, to varying extents, for past releases.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
Definition of extents
Noun
  • To counteract this, daily calf stretches are recommended to decrease strain and tension along the musculotendinous junction of the Achilles tendon.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Thousands of service members have been aboard the USS Lincoln for one of the longest stretches ever for a modern aircraft carrier.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of stretches
Noun
  • The faux suede boots, which are available in standard and wide calf widths, feature a pointed toe, block heels, and a slouchy design.
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The shoes come in a range of fun color combinations and sizes 5–16, including half sizes and wide widths.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of widths
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