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as in limits
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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2
as in expanses
a wide space or area
the seemingly endless extent of the windswept prairies
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3
as in scopes
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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4
as in dimensions
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 Synonyms for extents
Noun
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Wireless speeds may vary due to device limits, multiple users, network & other factors.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025 -
But these adaptations may not be enough, as climate change and prolonged drought are pushing animals’ limits.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Andres Garcia Lachner/Costa Elena While Costa Rica comes equipped with towering volcanoes and vast expanses of shoreline, few of its natural features can match the grandeur of the Guanacaste Conservation Area.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The traditional client-vendor dynamic, defined by retainers, inflexible scopes and long approval cycles, no longer matches the speed or complexity of today’s business environment.—
Humphrey Ho,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Analysts like him would pore over positive duplicates of negatives, examining them under a micro-stereoscope to see sites in three dimensions.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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What are the municipal and policy dimensions of happiness?—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jones’ limitations aren’t going away, but his can be schemed around, which was less the case with Richardson.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, this research work also has some limitations.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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In June 2008, it was revealed that two expansions — Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void — would continue the campaign of Wings of Liberty, the base-game StarCraft 2 release.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Position for Continued Growth Thriving is more than just meeting immediate needs, planning big events, or building expansions.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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These leaders are the future of our communities in both the corporate and nonprofit realms.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The set comes with seven pumpkins in a variety of shapes and sizes to line up across the mantel, and can easily stand alone or be added to a full display with garlands and candles.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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The pants also come in regular, petite, and tall sizes for a more customized fit (although extended sizing is limited in sale styles).—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Extents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extents. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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