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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as in to coat
to form a layer over
dust sheeted the floors of the old, abandoned house
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Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
The only thing on the spec sheet that’s changed is the processor — to Intel Lunar Lake.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 4 Sep. 2024
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2023
Can manufacturers have been relying more on imports of foreign can sheet.
—Bob Tita, WSJ, 11 May 2022
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Noun
The opposition coalition backing Gonzalez insists the presidential vote was stolen, publishing online vote tally sheets, which experts say indicate Maduro actually lost the presidency by a significant margin.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
The only thing on the spec sheet that’s changed is the processor — to Intel Lunar Lake.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 4 Sep. 2024
Verb
In contrast, actual snow tires are capable of safely gripping any surface a driver may encounter during the winter, from bare pavement, to sheet ice, and anything in between.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2023
Can manufacturers have been relying more on imports of foreign can sheet.
—Bob Tita, WSJ, 11 May 2022
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“Sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheet. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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