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
Scores of Palestinian men, women and children raced across a dusty expanse toward an aid warehouse in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 29 May 2025
People decorate their spot on the beach with towels, umbrellas, surfboards, chairs, coolers, and more, temporarily recreating the basics of an entire human household on a vast crystalline expanse.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
Old-timers have stopped over the last two days to sit and lay in the wispy tall grass, in the expanse of its shadow.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Who can gaze into that great expanse and not contemplate such things as infinity or Earth’s relevance to the cosmos?
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 29 May 2025
People decorate their spot on the beach with towels, umbrellas, surfboards, chairs, coolers, and more, temporarily recreating the basics of an entire human household on a vast crystalline expanse.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
Old-timers have stopped over the last two days to sit and lay in the wispy tall grass, in the expanse of its shadow.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Who can gaze into that great expanse and not contemplate such things as infinity or Earth’s relevance to the cosmos?
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expanse
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Four years ago advances were being made on many of the political issues popular with people whose political views ranged from progressive to centrist such as DEI, ESG, CSR, climate change, the expansion of alternative energy and foreign aid.—
David Hessekiel,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Such a move would be a big win for the world’s largest money managers, who stand to profit from expansion of access to an asset class that has historically been available only to wealthy investors.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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As the race was entering the final stretch, Mamdani walked the length of Manhattan, documenting the roughly 13-mile (21 kilometer) trip by posting photos and videos of his interactions along the way.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Crow-Armstrong’s actions parallel a difficult stretch for the Cubs.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Note: This conversation has been edited for clarity and length.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Rae’s debut full length studio album, Addison, was released earlier this month, landing at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 June 2025
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“Expanse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expanse. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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