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
The toebox is round and wide, which makes walking more comfortable, and the shoes are available in wide widths.
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Shea Simmons, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The key to building the perfect ring stack lies in balance — styling different widths, silhouettes, and textures so each ring complements the next.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
First, tape together however many widths of aluminum foil match the width of your plate wall display.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
But even copper’s resistance began to be problematic once interconnect widths shrank below 100 nanometers.
—Divya Prasad, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2021
Shea Simmons, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The key to building the perfect ring stack lies in balance — styling different widths, silhouettes, and textures so each ring complements the next.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
First, tape together however many widths of aluminum foil match the width of your plate wall display.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
But even copper’s resistance began to be problematic once interconnect widths shrank below 100 nanometers.
—Divya Prasad, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widths
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The traditional client-vendor dynamic, defined by retainers, inflexible scopes and long approval cycles, no longer matches the speed or complexity of today’s business environment.—
Humphrey Ho,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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These leaders are the future of our communities in both the corporate and nonprofit realms.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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As the region’s megadrought continues, roaming mammals, like black bears and mountain lions, may start to occupy larger ranges, widening their territory in the search for water and other resources.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Its unveiling marked a turning point in the evolution of fleet defense, where lasers, once confined to experimental test ranges, are now being positioned as operational assets aboard warships.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Trace the dimensions on a sheet of paper to make your pattern.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Aug. 2025
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However, an Ultra 3 with some wrist-busting dimensions is reportedly in the works for this year.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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Smoke from primary wildfires along with weather create conditions for lightning, creating a continuous current with durations ranging from tens to hundreds of milliseconds and amplitudes from several tens to a few hundreds of amperes.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Using scattering amplitudes to detect strings Some previous studies estimate that a string is about 10−35 m in size.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Widths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widths. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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