as in expansion
a wide space or area
from the bow of our ship all we could see was an impenetrable sheet of fog
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Recent Examples of sheet
Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Jan. 2026
The newest addition, Cafe Chelsea, gives a refreshing take on French-American cuisine with classic dishes like steak frites sharing menu space with innovative bites like the TikTok viral sheet of mini ravioli.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Use a product like Rain-X Shower Door Water Repellant to encourage water to sheet off the glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025
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Noun
So while the balance-sheet justifications might shift, the general logic won’t.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Jan. 2026
The newest addition, Cafe Chelsea, gives a refreshing take on French-American cuisine with classic dishes like steak frites sharing menu space with innovative bites like the TikTok viral sheet of mini ravioli.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
The tariff rollback fact sheet the White House released Friday said some fertilizers will no longer be subject to tariffs.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Use a product like Rain-X Shower Door Water Repellant to encourage water to sheet off the glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheet
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Howard, who had served as a second lieutenant with the Ninety‑Second Division, 366th Infantry in France during World War I, accused President Truman of using the Cold War to justify a sweeping peacetime expansion of America’s global military footprint.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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India is positioning itself as the testbed where energy infrastructure meets AI expansion.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Icing sugar coats the outside of each tiny treat, which comes packaged in a tiny pink gift bag.—
Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is done by coating both sides of the glass with a special type of film.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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Located on Siesta Key near downtown Sarasota on the state's west coast, this kid-friendly beach has a wide expanse of soft, powdery white, quartz-crystal sand that somehow doesn’t get hot in the Florida sun.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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It’s perfectly situated for wanders down the beautiful expanse of Flamand beach or hikes to the highest point of the island.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hood said interstates and main highways are pretty clear, but many rural county roads are probably still covered in ice.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Business The inside story of DeepMind Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Though only 2% of the river’s length flows through the capital, Delhi contributes about 76% of its total pollution, according to a government monitoring committee.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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And all throughout the dance, nerves attached to your muscles tell your brain the length of your muscles and how that length changes.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The rhetorical pattern after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti makes this plain.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Its silvery surface is scarred by dark regions known as lunar maria, where molten lava once flooded enormous impact basins before hardening to create enormous basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Layer Zero’s six-piece launch collection will feature lightweight, flexible shapewear made from a blend of microfiber nylon and spandex offering four-way stretch, moisture wicking and frictionless bonded seams.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Now, even the staunchest merino mavens acknowledge that the fiber is enhanced in socks by adding nylon and other materials for better stretch and durability.—
Scott Douglas,
Outside,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheet. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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