as in expansion
a wide space or area
the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships
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Recent Examples of expanse
Guanipa asked himself repeatedly while at the wheel of the compact sedan, traversing the winding expanse of strip malls and suburban office parks.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Untamed, a tense and atmospheric thriller set deep within the rugged expanse of Yosemite National Park, just might be Netflix's next hit franchise.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 29 July 2025
From $308 per night. Perks: Soaking tub, terrace, full kitchen
Tucked between misty green mountains and the glassy expanse of Lake Dos Bocas, Villa Limón feels like something out of a dream.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2025
And like those women, the archetype bleeds easily, profusely, beyond the confines of fiction and into the edges and expanses of real life.
—Meg Pillow
july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Untamed, a tense and atmospheric thriller set deep within the rugged expanse of Yosemite National Park, just might be Netflix's next hit franchise.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 29 July 2025
From $308 per night. Perks: Soaking tub, terrace, full kitchen
Tucked between misty green mountains and the glassy expanse of Lake Dos Bocas, Villa Limón feels like something out of a dream.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2025
And like those women, the archetype bleeds easily, profusely, beyond the confines of fiction and into the edges and expanses of real life.
—Meg Pillow
july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expanse
Noun
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The capital will also support geographic expansion.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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As K-pop revs up its global expansion, one of the sleepers is the bubbly girl group STAYC, whose songs possess a fun-house exuberance (The Theatre at M.S.G.; Oct. 21).—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This marks the third consecutive preseason the Sooners are outside the top 10, something that last happened 1996-2000, a stretch that included four years being unranked.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Just ahead, a stretch of warmer waters and less storm-toppling wind shear could give it the opportunity to strengthen into a hurricane on Thursday and then a major — Category 3 — hurricane over the weekend.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For a shorter option, this ribbed midi from The Drop taps into the trend without the extra length.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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All items are subject to editing for clarity and length.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Expanse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expanse. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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