Thesaurus results for WIDTHS

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 The trail starts as a wide paved path before transitioning after about a third of a mile to a dirt path of varying widths. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The faux suede boots, which are available in standard and wide calf widths, feature a pointed toe, block heels, and a slouchy design. — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 The shoes come in a range of fun color combinations and sizes 5–16, including half sizes and wide widths. — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 Accessibility All areas of the hotel are accessible by wheelchair, with compliant door widths. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026 From that glossy start emerges an elaborate, colossal bun composed of braids in varying widths—from pencil-thin plaits woven around the base to chunkier folds making up the lion’s share of the height-enhancing sculpture. — Marci Robin, Allure, 29 June 2026 Like other Birkenstock shoes, its strap is adjustable, but the shoe also comes in two widths—one for narrow feet and one for wider feet. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 These priority zones focus on pedestrian traffic by installing crosswalks at all intersections, banning right turns on red lights, increasing crossing time, shading sidewalks, lowering speed limits and reducing driving lane widths. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Once the ramp reopens, traffic lane widths will be reduced, officials said. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

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As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel.

— Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

Definition of scopes

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But the nightmarish realms of the Further retain their unnerving power, and some of the old-school ghost movie thrills are well done.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
However, officially removing him from the line of succession would require an Act of Parliament as well as the consent of the Commonwealth realms where King Charles is monarch, per the BBC.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of realms

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Most people care about all of those things, to different extents.

— Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Among the concert recordings are three full concerts being released for the very first time and several more full recordings of shows that have been excerpted, to varying extents, for past releases.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Definition of extents

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Anabel Kingsley, consultant trichologist and brand president of the Philip Kingsley Clinics and product ranges, has clients who stay awake long into the night, comparing photos before and after shedding events.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026
The steepness of the yield curve is likewise not extreme relative to historical ranges.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ranges

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The ride is reasonably comfortable, steering is light but not vague and the vehicle feels smaller from behind the wheel than its large interior dimensions suggest.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Eventually, astronomers uncovered ones with dimensions similar to Earth’s, and these were sometimes dubbed Earth-like worlds.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of dimensions

Noun

This hardware is used to test different combinations of wavelengths and amplitudes during calibration.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
But the physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed and collaborators realized that there were more compact ways to understand these scattering amplitudes.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026

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