widths

noun

plural of width
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 After correcting for background noise and distance, the researchers could compare the sound readings and compare them in relation to data on different birds’ body sizes and open beak widths. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Even shoppers with wide feet say the regular widths are suitable for them. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026 The running shoe is available for both men and women and in a choice of two widths, medium and wide. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 To join the platform, all listings are vetted and must meet a comprehensive list of specifications like ramps, step-free entrances, minimum door widths, and accessible parking. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 This results in a world of patchwork range widths, inconsistent pay progression and incomplete or outdated surveys as leaders hop from one survey provider to another to account for low n-count. — Maria Colacurcio, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Choose from sizes 5–12 with standard, narrow, and wide widths available. — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 The boots come in a generous size range of 5 to 12, with four different calf widths available to best fit your legs. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Those panels measure 68 to 74 in (173 to 188 cm) long, and Radica offers a variety of widths, with single panels ranging between 16 and 36 in (41 and 91 cm) wide and double-panel sets offering 52 or 58 inches (132 and 142 cm). — New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widths
  1. scopes
  2. realms
  3. extents
  4. ranges
  5. dimensions
  6. amplitudes
Noun
  • Offer smaller scopes of work with clear timelines to secure quicker commitments.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • MacGregor has signed contracts with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard to supply comprehensive roll-on/roll-off equipment for the two vessels, marking one of its most extensive scopes for roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries to date.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of scopes
Noun
  • Funke, as a whole, keeps fine-tuning in both the savory and sweet realms.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Smithsonian underwent a political awakening during the 2020 upheaval over the COVID-19 pandemic and murder of George Floyd that echoed responses in academia and other progressive realms.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • Our politics, cultures, and wars manipulated by America to varying extents.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Most people care about all of those things, to different extents.
    — Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of extents
Noun
  • Match and Bumble offer broader age ranges, with Match emphasizing profile visibility and Bumble offering photo, ID and in-app communication tools.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Snow covered the introduction of 7 PRC and has seen excellent accuracy with it at ranges near and far.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranges
Noun
  • Unlike the full theory of the strong force, which operates in three spatial dimensions, this model reduces the problem to a one-dimensional chain while retaining key features such as charges, strings, and confinement.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Einstein’s theory fused space with time, and so if the three dimensions of space emerge from a spaceless point, then time should emerge from something timeless.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of dimensions
Noun
  • Quantum computers manipulate physical systems whose behavior includes complex amplitudes, phase, interference and entanglement.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This hardware is used to test different combinations of wavelengths and amplitudes during calibration.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of amplitudes

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