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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
Patterson was elected to the EBMUD Board of Directors in 1997, representing swaths of Oakland in Ward 6 for 27 years until his retirement in 2024.
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Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
To him, this is a dispute over how large swaths of Appalachia can be revitalized.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Large swaths of oriental bittersweet weighing down trees and damaging forests can be found in pockets all across Indiana.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
The statement adds to a growing list of calls for an AI slowdown at a time when AI is threatening to remake large swaths of the economy and culture.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
To him, this is a dispute over how large swaths of Appalachia can be revitalized.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Large swaths of oriental bittersweet weighing down trees and damaging forests can be found in pockets all across Indiana.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
The statement adds to a growing list of calls for an AI slowdown at a time when AI is threatening to remake large swaths of the economy and culture.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swath
Noun
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The Buzz is also standard with 30 colors of ambient LED lighting and a strip below the windshield.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Tortilla chips or strips would be nice too for some crunch.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chilly air and clouds will be rolling into the Greater Cincinnati area for the last week of October.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mequon is creating a long-term plan for the area near City Hall, which could involve moving Rennicke Field.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Affected areas include major travel routes such as Highway 93 near Lost Trail Pass, Lolo Pass, MacDonald Pass and I-90 from Lookout Pass to Haugan, as well as regions near Glacier National Park, Butte and Seeley Lake.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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So with that in mind, here’s what is in store for the Sacramento area, check out this list of activities and events around the Sacramento region.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The series pits teams of two contestants, who usually know each other prior, against each other in a race across unfamiliar lands toward a $1 million cash prize.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Verghese estimated the world requires 593 million hectares of land—which is equivalent to twice the size of India—every year for crop cultivation at current productivity growth rates to meet that challenge.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Swath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swath. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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