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or swathe
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as in strip
a long narrow area
The mower cut a swath through the tall grass. A large swath of the country was affected by the hurricane. From the cliffside, we enjoyed a stunning view of the swath of coastline below.
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Recent Examples of swath
The second was given a 20% chance of development over the next week across a broad swath of the Atlantic from southwest of the Cape Verde Islands to just east of the Windward Islands on the east end of the Caribbean.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Ironically, this is how China got a lot of its technology from the US on its way to hollowing out swaths of American industry.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Evacuation warnings have been issued, and swaths of the community have had their power and gas turned off.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Naturally, these assumptions will sneak into dating, turning age into a flawed way to judge compatibility, and possibly ruling out a whole swath of prospects.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Oct. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Ironically, this is how China got a lot of its technology from the US on its way to hollowing out swaths of American industry.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Evacuation warnings have been issued, and swaths of the community have had their power and gas turned off.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Naturally, these assumptions will sneak into dating, turning age into a flawed way to judge compatibility, and possibly ruling out a whole swath of prospects.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swath
Noun
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Advertisement But at least 16 people were killed across the strip on Sunday alone, local health authorities said, four of whom were seeking aid at the time.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
5 Oct. 2025
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Uncle Herschel's Favorite breakfast is back, now with the option to upgrade to a New York strip steak.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This area was mostly empty at the beginning, but the monstrous sounds of the race cars firing up their engines drew a lot of attention.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The chief sent multiple units to increase patrols in high-crime areas after three homicides that happened at the start of the weekend, police spokesperson Officer Bradley Perez said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There will be some tough picking in there, but typically the predicting business gets a little easier in region play.—
Tyler Palmateer,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Oct. 2025
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Less rainfall to start this autumn in southeast Michigan can be attributed in part to lack of hurricane impact on the Great Lakes region, the NWS office said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tartar Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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While local residents hope a new plant could bring economic growth, unanswered questions about use of the additional land are making some uneasy.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Swath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swath. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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