expanses

noun

plural of expanse
as in expansions
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 expanses Top-end homes are increasingly being engineered with structural systems more commonly associated with commercial buildings, including extensive steel framing that enables larger expanses of glass and fewer interior columns. — Mark David, Robb Report, 4 July 2026 Surrounded by wide open expanses of the Santa Monica Mountains, this modern abode has a direct connection with its surroundings via the sliding doors and casement windows that swing open to beckon in fresh air and sunlight. — Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026 For example, the warmer temperatures in the El Niño region are happening in the context of warmer than normal temperatures across vast expanses in the Pacific. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 June 2026 This is not even considering the dedication of vast expanses of farmland to solar farms. — Louise Schiavone, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 The Okefenokee swamp's prairies are vast, watery expanses dotted with floating islands and stands of cypress and other trees. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026 Those hilly expanses hold a lot of amenities, including a ski hill and golf courses. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026 By traversing sonic ground across its 10 tracks that transports listeners from the open expanses of Montana to the Mississippi Hill Country, Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen effectively weave a tapestry that knits together a throughline between foundational Americana genres. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 Encounters with whales, dolphins and penguins awaited; landscapes of icy expanses, towering cliffs and rolling green hills beckoned. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expanses
  1. expansions
  2. stretches
  3. plains
  4. distances
  5. lengths
  6. sheets
Noun
  • The most successful expansions increase customer lifetime value by helping customers achieve their goals more completely.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • But right now, state law requires Orange County to spend most of that money on things that promote more tourism, like visitor advertising and convention center expansions.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of expansions
Noun
  • Washington recognized various organizations turning out for the event and then led some group stretches.
    — Shivika Verma, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Tents, cabanas and canopies have been banned along stretches of the Jersey Shore for the last two years.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of stretches
Noun
  • The daily rotating menu draws from various stops along the route; that night, I was served a zesty octopus, caught in Perth and paired with chimichurri and saltbush, an herb native to arid interior plains like the ones surrounding Kalgoorlie.
    — Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • But when fire conditions spike, AI algorithms will automatically recalculate the region’s electricity flow, diverting power away from fragile forest lines and routing it through safer plains or underground urban corridors.
    — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Definition of plains
Noun
  • Scale-out networks connect thousands of AI computers across a data center, making optics the obvious choice for long distances.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026
  • Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of distances
Noun
  • Perhaps the most impressive aspect, however, is the lengths staff go to in order to make sure no one misses their flight.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Netflix plans to program a range of genres and formats and episode lengths ranging from 2-3 minutes to 20 minutes or more.
    — William Earl, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of lengths
Noun
  • Infrared light is able to slip through these dense sheets of gas and dust.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • The sheets had grease stains, hair and what looked like suspicious red stains.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of sheets

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