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
Featuring collaborations with Victoria Monét, Muni Long and Latto, the album also finds Ludmilla using the vast expanse of R&B to wax poetic about both her queerness and her maturation since becoming a mother in May.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Ships have been left stranded and vast expanses of sand are visible where water once flowed.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Before all that goes down, the Grand Line season will see Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his Straw Hats crew enter a treacherous expanse of water on new adventures, meeting all sorts of kooky characters and creatures along the way.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
As in, rolling hills, limestone bluffs, and the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America.
—Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Ships have been left stranded and vast expanses of sand are visible where water once flowed.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Before all that goes down, the Grand Line season will see Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his Straw Hats crew enter a treacherous expanse of water on new adventures, meeting all sorts of kooky characters and creatures along the way.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
As in, rolling hills, limestone bluffs, and the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America.
—Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expanse
Noun
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The expansion of the role of pharmacies has meant that paying cash for generic drugs and services can also be cheaper at times.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, the major result emerging from this research is the implication that the universe is not expanding at an accelerating rate, but has already transitioned into a state of decelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After struggling and battling injuries the first two months, the improvement is another reason for bowl-optimism down this final stretch.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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To seal that spot, Lee has returned home for a crucial stretch.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The jeans also have a cropped length that hits right at the ankle and patch pockets that not only look cute, but are also functional.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Because with that story, in particular, the way that chimp behaved and also looked — the body size, the hair length, everything.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Expanse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expanse. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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