: very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially in extent or range
vast knowledge
a vast expanse
: a boundless space
the vast of heaven—
John Milton
John MiltonExamples of vast in a Sentence
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She has a vast amount of knowledge on this subject.
The policy is supported by the vast majority of citizens.
a vast expanse of land
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As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.
—Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
Taiwan's geographic position in the first island chain of U.S. allies and partners in the region, its manufacture of critical semiconductors and advanced chips, and its status as a democracy in East Asia lend the island vast strategic significance to Washington.
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Nobody is suggesting this is out of respect for Qatar’s ownership of a French football club, but PSG is an increasingly prestigious part of a vast investment portfolio.
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When Autonomous Agents Go Rogue AI agents employ machine learning to continually learn from vast volumes of real-time data.
—Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.
—Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
Taiwan's geographic position in the first island chain of U.S. allies and partners in the region, its manufacture of critical semiconductors and advanced chips, and its status as a democracy in East Asia lend the island vast strategic significance to Washington.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Nobody is suggesting this is out of respect for Qatar’s ownership of a French football club, but PSG is an increasingly prestigious part of a vast investment portfolio.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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“Vast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vast. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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