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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 assembly puts candidates in front of swaths of some of the most dedicated Democrats in the state to make their case, one five-minute speech at a time.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Over the past couple of decades, as Silicon Valley’s tech boom drove up the cost of living, tens of thousands of people flocked to this 1,400-square-mile swath of the Central Valley.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Facing cameras and a swath of media in her tiny hometown, Long Rife was not frightened by the prospect of moving cross-country.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Such is the race for House District 4, a swath of the Napa and Sacramento valleys whose electorate starkly changed with the passage of Proposition 50.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Over the past couple of decades, as Silicon Valley’s tech boom drove up the cost of living, tens of thousands of people flocked to this 1,400-square-mile swath of the Central Valley.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Facing cameras and a swath of media in her tiny hometown, Long Rife was not frightened by the prospect of moving cross-country.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Such is the race for House District 4, a swath of the Napa and Sacramento valleys whose electorate starkly changed with the passage of Proposition 50.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swath
Noun
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But the financial institutions have begun to crowd out the city’s signature and historically local retail and restaurant-friendly Miracle Mile strip.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The strip explored the life of a group of cavemen and their anthropomorphic animals and dinosaurs in prehistoric times, and has been in production for nearly 70 years, currently managed by Hart’s family.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Atlanta-area native also went just 8-for-14 from the foul line in his latest homecoming after making 91% of his foul shots over his previous nine games.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the 2025-26 Texas high school girls basketball season, several Fort Worth-area athletes had standout seasons.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Responding to demand from Kenya’s coastal regions, Greenland Girls School is opening a second campus in Kilifi County.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Irrigation is crucial in an area that's primarily dry land agriculture.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another, says Lentsch, was when the Wyoming state senate almost passed SJ2, a bill seeking to transfer all federal land in Wyoming to the state for the purpose of selling it off.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Swath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swath. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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