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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
the coach exceeded the extent of his authority by exempting some of the players from the requirement
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as in expansion
a wide space or area
the seemingly endless extent of the windswept prairies
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as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the extent of this criminal investigation has widened considerably since it began
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as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
looking at the extent of the stain on my shirt, you might think that I had spilled a gallon of coffee
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Recent Examples of extent
When asked about the extent to which Shapiro’s shtick worked in enflaming right-wing corners of the web, Burr remained unfazed.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
The former vice president admitted being stunned by the extent that many powerful people and institutions have bowed to Trump’s wins in his second term.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
Although available data cannot tell us the extent to which these numbers are bolstered by undocumented immigrants, the importance of Florida’s immigrants for the state’s economy is undeniable.
—Matt Brooks, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
The Mets and Phillies remain in the mix to some extent, but according to a source, the Padres have emerged as the team to watch.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
The former vice president admitted being stunned by the extent that many powerful people and institutions have bowed to Trump’s wins in his second term.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
Although available data cannot tell us the extent to which these numbers are bolstered by undocumented immigrants, the importance of Florida’s immigrants for the state’s economy is undeniable.
—Matt Brooks, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
The Mets and Phillies remain in the mix to some extent, but according to a source, the Padres have emerged as the team to watch.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extent
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For instance, in a practical deployment, I leveraged interval proofs to continually confirm that a fund’s leverage ratios never breached pre-established limits.—
Mirror Tang,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Dallas for Aug. 3rd - Aug. 9th, 2025.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
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The capital will also support geographic expansion.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The new location is in Tamarac, in a retail center at Commercial Boulevard and University Drive, anchored by Publix. CEO and founder Chris Johnson says demographics are driving the company’s expansion in the state.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Bogotá’s secretary of government stated that the event’s private security measures were overwhelmed and clarified that investigations are underway to understand the full scope of what occurred, according to local paper El Tiempo.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Metro and his co-producers nailed the full scope of the futuristic era, from the earworm melodies of neon synths and spooky keys with reverb to the subtleties of the pitter-pattering drum programming.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sure, the check sizes are bigger in the NFL and NBA, but for family offices with $100 million to invest, sports teams are now viewed as a reasonable allocation alongside stocks, bonds, commodities and real estate.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Last year, Disney agreed to pay the NBA $2.6 billion a year — nearly twice the size of its previous deal — in order to keep a package of games that includes the NBA Finals.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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There are always limitations to consider, and this research is no exception to that rule.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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One of the primary limitations as companies work toward the goal of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is the scarcity of reliable training data.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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But the Connector will run through a critical portion of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, an 18-million-acre expanse of state land that provides habitat for many fragile plants and animals, said Jason Lauritsen, the chief conservation officer with the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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My route from the airport passed thick cornfields, lush trees, and expanses of green grass.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Still, in the realm of your romantic partnerships, themes surrounding your independence and individuality (or lack thereof) could also come up for review.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Maladaptive daydreaming is a form of intense daydreaming characterized by the creation of unrealistic or fantastical situations, conversations, or stories in one’s own mind that are outside the realm of a person’s day-to-day life.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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The series does not shy away from examining the racial dimension of the disaster and its aftermath.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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The main thrust of democratic socialism—economic fairness—resonates with many Americans, but potentially more so with racial minorities due to their history of exclusion from the workforce, housing, and other critical dimensions of the American ecosystem.—
Jerel Ezell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extent. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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