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swath

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Definition of swath

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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a long narrow piece of material They decorated the walls with swaths of fabric.

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Recent Examples of swath The front camera uses a 135-degree field of view, which introduces minor edge distortion, but that's the price for capturing a broad swath of the road ahead. — New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026 The jury was presented with a swath of information and evidence. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Five key races are unexpectedly close, with some polls giving Democrats a better edge than expected, but the outcomes are still in doubt, as swaths of voters remain undecided. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 During the pandemic, American retired a large swath of its long-haul fleet—Boeing 767s, 757s, and Airbus A330-300s. — Chris Dong, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swath

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Noun

The cover can be unfolded so that a strip magnetically attaches to the top of the panel's lid, while the monitor's lower edge can fit into either of two grooves in the cover's base, letting the screen rest at your choice of two tilt angles.

— Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Beauty in Black is a drama following Polidore’s Kimmie, a Chicago strip-club dancer, whose life becomes entangled with Mallory (Crystle Stewart), the powerful head of a hair-care empire.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of strip

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For all its trials and tribulations, Chicagoland retains enviable advantages vis-a-vis other metro areas, but its growth over more than a decade seriously lags many of those peer regions.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Moscow and its surrounding regions Sunday as Russian voters cast ballots on the final day of parliamentary elections.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 20 Sep. 2026

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On one hand, the aggressive expansion of data centers is intensifying competition for finite resources like land and water, putting them in direct conflict with agricultural land use in certain regions.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Florida’s Legislature passed a data-center bill this year with broad bipartisan support — 92-16 in the House, 31-6 in the Senate — requiring large data centers to pay their full cost of service and giving local governments more say over land use.

— Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

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