swaths

variants or swathes
plural of swath
1
as in parts
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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2
as in strips
a long narrow piece of material They decorated the walls with swaths of fabric.

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Recent Examples of swaths Severe droughts and searing heat across vast swathes of southern Europe destroyed large parts of the olive oil harvest, culminating in a dizzying price rally that shocked industry veterans and consumers alike. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026 Part of what makes AI so useful in health and medicine is that the technology excels at identifying trends in large swaths of data, said Jason Droege, CEO of Scale AI, which worked with Mayo Clinic to develop Record Time. Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 Later scenes depict charging horses and vast swaths of commoners fighting tooth and nail for freedom. Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026 The expansion of data centers in the United States is driving up power demand — and electricity bills — in large swaths of the country, drawing local and political backlash. Jasper Ward, USA Today, 14 July 2026 So many of the characters themselves are in a state of reflection, meditating on the wide swaths of time that are behind them. Sky Davis, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 The news was met with an outpouring of love from the Broadway community, with swaths of stars who worked alongside Grisetti, crossed paths with him or merely witnessed him on stage mourning the loss. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 Instagram demanded a certain sort of woman and then produced her, deranging broad swaths of the population in the process. Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026 Israel retaliates, leading to an invasion that will occupy large swaths of southern Lebanon. ABC News, 8 July 2026
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Noun
  • Severe droughts and searing heat across vast swathes of southern Europe destroyed large parts of the olive oil harvest, culminating in a dizzying price rally that shocked industry veterans and consumers alike.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Building a track car sidesteps all the hardest parts of car manufacturing—like bringing it up to safety, emissions, and other compliance standards for road cars.
    Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • The renderer then uses the Neo Geo hardware to efficiently scale sprites into 16-pixel-wide strips, simulating the wall’s size and position in that column of the screen.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • Unlike fentanyl, there are no test strips that detect if cychlorphine is in a pill or substance.
    Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • White-footed mice, which do carry the culprit bacteria — charmingly named Borrelia burgdorferi — thrive in areas disturbed by people, according to Ostfeld.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

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