Thesaurus results for WIDTH

width

noun

ˈwidth

Definition of width

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 At 13, Merhige became the youngest woman to swim the width of Lake Tahoe. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 July 2026 The report’s authors also said some of the recent increase in beach width was due to beach nourishment projects in Encinitas and Solana Beach. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 Their full-backs have been central to holding width and, often, underlapping, with Pedro Porro’s runs inside dragging defenders away from Lamine Yamal, freeing him for one-v-ones. — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 18 July 2026 The smoke also contains a larger class of pollutants known as particulate matter 10 (PM 10), about seven times smaller than the width of a human hair. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for width

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When work began last summer on the new westside I-285/I-20 interchange, Johnson thought his neighborhood fell in the project’s scope.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Her job, as a senior health-policy official on the White House Domestic Policy Council, is to convert the president’s priorities into the scope and language of documents that will advance the White House’s agenda.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

Gather Data and Start Analyzing As the full extent of the challenges becomes clearer, data gathering can begin in earnest.

— Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Though the extent of Houthi autonomy from Iran is unclear, the relationship between them is close and their actions coordinated.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of extent

Noun

Ackman has become more ideological, expanding his crusades into cultural and academic realms.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Though the song is heavily acoustic, its distorted guitar solos hail squarely from the realm of harder rock, and the artificial choirs that seep in toward the end seem to call out to the symphonic citadels of the Norwegian black metallers.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

Definition of realm

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Thanks to dedicated allergy protocols and an impressive range of gluten-free meals, snacks and desserts, dining can become a part of the magic instead of a source of stress.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
Another season-ticket holder from that first year remembered crowds being firmly in the 5,500 range.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

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