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
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
For example, put your scrapbooking paper, scissors, tape, and stickers on the bottom, your cross stitch sheets, thread, and needles on the middle shelf, and your yarn and crochet hooks on top.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 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
Arroz con leche, chocolate mazapan and cream cheese nestled together in a sheet of crisp nori.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
For example, put your scrapbooking paper, scissors, tape, and stickers on the bottom, your cross stitch sheets, thread, and needles on the middle shelf, and your yarn and crochet hooks on top.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 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
Noun
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The Vegas Golden Knights set a record for road wins by an expansion team with a 2-1 shootout victory at Buffalo.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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This new expansion brings it to 10 locations, starting with Phoenix, though Zoox has yet to share an exact date for when vehicles will hit the road.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The signature Hula pie, featuring macadamia nut ice cream coated with an outer chocolate crust and drizzled with chocolate fudge, will return to the dessert menu.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Dusting windshields, coating sidewalks and veiling Atlanta’s spring sunshine in a golden haze.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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As the train moves through the Hudson Valley and up toward the Canadian border, riverfront towns give way to wide expanses of water and distant mountain peaks.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Just over a sharp ridge that the belly of the plane seemed to graze, the vast expanse of the Beardmore Glacier spread before us.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The facility had been recently hardened with a concrete shell and then covered with soil in the months before the current conflict.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even with the massive emergency release, analysts said that strategic reserves can cover only a fraction of the supply loss if the conflict dragged on.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For a more casual look, the Scomchic Smocked Maxi Dress has a versatile midi length and sweet ruffles along the hem.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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But the move wasn’t without its challenges, including limited access to capital as immigrants and the need to build a professional track record in a system where credit history and residency length matter.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Further inland and to the south, Wolwedans Boulders Camp sits atop an island of granite and sandy plains found within a private nature reserve deep in the desert.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fire danger will be elevated in the I-25 corridor on Tuesday, in the northeast plains on Wednesday and from the foothills to the plains between Thursday and Saturday, forecasters said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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During a three-game stretch in early February, Arenas showed the world his sky-high potential.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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At Houston's Hobby Airport, 53% of officers called out on March 8, with 47% calling out the following day – resulting in nearly half of scheduled officers not reporting to work during the two-day stretch.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheet. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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