as in scopes
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 widths
Thankfully, if you’re set on one silhouette in particular, the brand offers several different widths of the same style for customization.
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Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
The book covers pocket, knee, crotch and belt loop repair techniques, taking in and expanding the waist, hemming, adjusting leg widths, transforming jeans to shorts and skirts, splicing.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The loafer comes in extended sizes and widths, too.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The design featured an almond toe and two clear straps of differing widths that stretched across the foot, both adorned with pastel jewels.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Decisions on sidewalk and street widths, directionality and signal timing need to be determined by what is best for pedestrians, not by traffic engineers who inevitably favor the flow of cars and trucks.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The lidar system measures tree locations, heights, crown widths, and stem lengths, producing detailed three-dimensional models.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
The new shape is lighter, more lively and available in more lengths and widths.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Now street names, lines, and widths across the city will all be available on one consolidated official digital map.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
The book covers pocket, knee, crotch and belt loop repair techniques, taking in and expanding the waist, hemming, adjusting leg widths, transforming jeans to shorts and skirts, splicing.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The loafer comes in extended sizes and widths, too.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The design featured an almond toe and two clear straps of differing widths that stretched across the foot, both adorned with pastel jewels.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Decisions on sidewalk and street widths, directionality and signal timing need to be determined by what is best for pedestrians, not by traffic engineers who inevitably favor the flow of cars and trucks.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The lidar system measures tree locations, heights, crown widths, and stem lengths, producing detailed three-dimensional models.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
The new shape is lighter, more lively and available in more lengths and widths.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Now street names, lines, and widths across the city will all be available on one consolidated official digital map.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widths
Noun
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Smart pills could provide doctors with new ways to access that information without putting patients through traditional scopes and sedation.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The footage inside the silicone throat was shot weeks prior; when the camera cuts to Howard, production used scopes of different lengths to indicate how far the tube may have gone down his throat.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Dear Everything offers an antidote — the voices of visionary youth, powerful storytelling, inspirational music, and a deep devotion that opens portals to other realms.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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Understandably, the private realms in which these quiet, simple moments unfolded are kept under lock and key.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
7 Mar. 2026
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Because of this individual variability, losing excess body weight can affect blood pressure to different extents in different people.—
Karen Berger,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2026
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Other agencies impacted to varying extents include the Coast Guard and Secret Service.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
13 Feb. 2026
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Pro ranges and built‑ins often require higher limits for full coverage.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Ionos tops HostArmada with its wider plan ranges and prices–its VPS starts as low as $2 per month with a three-year term, which is a steal.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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The financial dimensions are striking.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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The company's installers are trained and certified, and every product is custom-built to fit the specific dimensions of each opening.—
Community's Choice Awards,
Florida Times-Union,
7 Mar. 2026
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Their clean collisions would allow more precise measurements of scattering amplitudes, making the FCC ultrasensitive to indirect signs of new physics.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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Second, the large amplitudes of the gravitational waves needed to generate the events that Weber was claiming a detection of would provide more energy than could possibly cosmically exist in any-and-all forms of radiation combined; the Universe as a whole ruled his interpretation out.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Widths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widths. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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