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or swathes
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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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Recent Examples of swaths
But Haiti failed to hold general elections on Saturday as envisioned a couple of years ago, with gang violence gripping much of the capital and swaths of land in the country's central region.
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Evens Sanon, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The leadership change comes as the country remains gripped by gang violence, with armed groups controlling large swaths of Port-au-Prince.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Though Abuja claims to be ramping up its campaign against radical militias, hundreds of people have been killed or kidnapped so far this year, underscoring the lawlessness that pervades swaths of the country.
—semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Mangroves are the midwives of vast swaths of marine life.
—John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
In a worst-case scenario, large swaths of Atlanta could be unnavigable for days.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
This is a chilling history of a problem still ravaging significant swaths of America — not to mention elsewhere in the world.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Amid the crackdown, Renee Good, 37, and Alex Pretti, 37, were both shot and killed by federal immigration authorities in separate confrontations, incensing large swaths of the nation.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
As winter storms threatened huge swaths of the country, the Nuggets tried to get ahead of the weather by changing their travel plans out of Milwaukee.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
Evens Sanon, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The leadership change comes as the country remains gripped by gang violence, with armed groups controlling large swaths of Port-au-Prince.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Though Abuja claims to be ramping up its campaign against radical militias, hundreds of people have been killed or kidnapped so far this year, underscoring the lawlessness that pervades swaths of the country.
—semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Mangroves are the midwives of vast swaths of marine life.
—John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
In a worst-case scenario, large swaths of Atlanta could be unnavigable for days.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
This is a chilling history of a problem still ravaging significant swaths of America — not to mention elsewhere in the world.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Amid the crackdown, Renee Good, 37, and Alex Pretti, 37, were both shot and killed by federal immigration authorities in separate confrontations, incensing large swaths of the nation.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
As winter storms threatened huge swaths of the country, the Nuggets tried to get ahead of the weather by changing their travel plans out of Milwaukee.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swaths
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The warnings come amid escalating unrest in Minneapolis following recent deadly encounters involving federal immigration agents during enforcement operations, which sparked large crowd responses and heightened tensions across parts of the city.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Agencies meticulously plan out public debuts, coordinate every detail of schedules and fan interactions and even oversee many parts of stars’ personal lives.—
Allison Cho,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bacon bits folded into the eggs might be better than strips served on the side.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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The rear bedroom comes to life through an inside-out ship hull-like design in which thin strips of contrasting wood visually separate the underlying birch into what appears like curved planks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the anxiety over Monday's ruling, Petit said, Haitians under protected status were living amid an uptick in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in areas with large Haitian communities in South Florida.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Content creator, actor and beauty founder Claudia Sulewski has signed with WME for representation in all areas.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Swaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaths. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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