sheets 1 of 2

noun

plural of sheet
as in expanses
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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sheets

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sheet
as in coats
to form a layer over dust sheeted the floors of the old, abandoned house

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Recent Examples of sheets
Noun
Across 17 tracks, guitar riffs curdle into sheets of distortion, melodies dissolve into electronic hiss, and grooves are chronically interrupted by fresh rhythmic detours. — Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026 Scoop or roll your dough into balls (½ cup or 2 ¾ ounce ice cream scoop in size) and place 2 to 3 inches apart on your prepared sheets. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Squeezing and heating boron nitride transforms the arrangement of its atoms from 2D hexagonal sheets into 3D cubic boron nitride. — Robin MacAluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Made of plastic sheets, the shelters trap heat during the day and offer little ventilation, forcing many families to spend hours outside. — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 The tray can hold up to 36 sheets of either 4-by-6-inch photo paper or 4-by-7-inch sticky-back paper for photos, stickers, or labels, while the ribbon can print on 36 sheets using either paper size. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2026 Offer sheets can be sent, but teams will be aware of the practice and defend against such player raids. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 31 July 2026 In the galley, Joy struggles to accommodate two sheets of Suzanne’s preferences and one sheet of Sugar Baby’s. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026 Do wrap bottles in protective materials While a sweater or jeans works in a pinch, padded wine sleeves or bubble-wrap sheets will be your best friend. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
Verb
Reroll the dough sheets away from you into cylinders and loosely pinch them closed. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheets
  1. expanses
  2. coats
  3. expansions
  4. covers
  5. stretches
  6. blankets
  7. lengths
Noun
  • Then in the late winter, Mathon proposed rezoning all of its 188-acre Waterford Parkway South property, including the former airport’s runways and tie-down areas as well as large expanses of woodlands.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • And there are limited expanses of undeveloped coastal locations along the Gulf of Mexico and southern Atlantic Ocean in the United States.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of expanses
Verb
  • Add the fresh corn, okra, and diced tomatoes, cooking until the tomatoes break down into a sauce that coats the tender vegetables.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Mediterranean sun, at its apex, burns as white as the signature paint that coats most Mykonian homes.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of coats
Noun
  • What's notable is that Betis is compressing that evolution into a single redevelopment rather than the incremental expansions typical of English clubs.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Wiles said the city is looking at road expansions and additional traffic controls as southeast Aurora continues to grow.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of expansions
Verb
  • One issue, Denker said, is the 220-plus manhole covers on the race circuit that had to be welded to ensure the race cars don't suck them off the road.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Jelly and the other goats were focused on the Japanese Knotweed, an invasive species, that covers the hillside.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of covers
Noun
  • The oil market has been volatile over the course of the war, gaining 9% or more over six single-day or multi-day stretches since the beginning of March.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Tens of millions of dollars have poured into Florida campaigns from companies with visions of transforming vast stretches of land in the state’s rural pockets into warehouses.
    — South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of stretches
Verb
  • Fog often blankets these mountaintop vineyards, and the salty scent of the Pacific hovers over the vines, imparting complex notes of the sea.
    — Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • There is snow on the mountains, dense fog that blankets crops in the fall, giving life to wine-country grapes, fires in the dry season and the occasional earthquake.
    — Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Definition of blankets
Noun
  • In 2025, Journalism came closest, finishing second to Sovereignty by 1½ lengths at the Derby before winning in Baltimore.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Apply the mask from the mid-lengths to the ends and comb it through to ensure even coverage.
    — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
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“Sheets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheets. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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