as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
surprised by the width of his power and influence in the oil business
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Recent Examples of width
The return of left-back Destiny Udogie after missing the start of the season through injury has been crucial in providing more balance going forward, with his overlapping and underlapping runs offering more natural width than the deputising Djed Spence provided.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
This room uses almost the full width of the wall to hang photos and art.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Visually, the length of the tail is around 1 degree or twice the width of the moon; long-exposure photographs, however, show the faint gas tail to be many times longer.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
But the width of those bands also makes a difference in eliminating interference and increasing speeds.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
This room uses almost the full width of the wall to hang photos and art.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Visually, the length of the tail is around 1 degree or twice the width of the moon; long-exposure photographs, however, show the faint gas tail to be many times longer.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
But the width of those bands also makes a difference in eliminating interference and increasing speeds.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for width
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For example, political shifts and so on are coming, so the book ends up having a larger scope.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Federal courts of appeals have divided over the question of scope of applicability.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, only acts reported through police reports are counted in data collection examining discrimination against Jews, meaning the methodology may underestimate the true extent of antisemitism, according to the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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Levels like the oil rig Blackheart are just a circle, but one route around must be jumped across like a trampoline park — that’s the extent of creativity for many.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Thus, the scheme of thoughtfully layered illumination, including the pair of Grand Central Terminal–worthy pendants in the kitchen (each weighing in the realm of 60 pounds), plaster sconces, custom lampshades, and Deschanel’s beloved Murano chandeliers.—
Catherine Hong,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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The plot, about a former programmer battling an artificial intelligence run amuck in a computer-network realm, was borderline incomprehensible.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Jaguars responded quickly, with Omagbolahan Daudu punching it in from short range.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Packages with values of $800 or less, which were previously allowed to enter the United States duty-free, are now subject to a range of tariffs and fees.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/width. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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