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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
Powerful storms that whipped up tornadoes killed four people in southern Michigan, including a 12-year-old boy, and two people in eastern Oklahoma on Friday, reducing homes to rubble and leaving a swath of damage.
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Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Tornado damages Tulsa homes, school campus The damage from the Friday, March 6, storms extended across wide swaths of eastern Oklahoma, including north Tulsa.
—Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 7 Mar. 2026
The storm formed near Edwardsburg and moved over a 50-mile swath through Three Rivers and Union City, causing widespread damage according to local authorities and eyewitness accounts.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
On Friday, the storms left swaths of damage in Michigan and Oklahoma including homes reduced to rubble and downed trees and power lines.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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Isabel Yip, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Tornado damages Tulsa homes, school campus The damage from the Friday, March 6, storms extended across wide swaths of eastern Oklahoma, including north Tulsa.
—Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 7 Mar. 2026
The storm formed near Edwardsburg and moved over a 50-mile swath through Three Rivers and Union City, causing widespread damage according to local authorities and eyewitness accounts.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
On Friday, the storms left swaths of damage in Michigan and Oklahoma including homes reduced to rubble and downed trees and power lines.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swath
Noun
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Whitening strips blend both the natural process of oil pulling with hydrogen peroxide to safely and effectively release oxygen and hydroxyl free radicals for a brighter, whiter smile in as soon as 14 days.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The legislation comes after a former jail commander was charged with over 100 counts in a strip-search scandal.—
Shaun Boyd
March 12,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Not only are the beaches less crowded (but no less beautiful), the surrounding area is also strikingly green and mountainous—especially on the drive in from the airport.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood/area The immediate neighborhood around the resort doesn’t offer much beyond lush greenery, but drive about 15 minutes west to find the famous Alona Beach, a particularly scenic strip of sand bookended by dramatic rock walls.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Flights must regularly avoid regions deemed unsafe for civilian aircraft, from conflict zones to areas where other military activity poses risks.—
Zach Levitt,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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But recent outbursts of dissent in some regions including Tibet and Xinjiang prompted Beijing to crack down.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Don Abelardo Rodriguez, son of the Mexican president, spotted this plot of land from helicopter and turned it into a private home and eventually the region's first resort.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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White officials used their positions atop the local commissions that oversaw federal agricultural programs to drive Black landowners into so much debt that most of them had to sell off their land.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Swath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swath. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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