expanse

noun

ik-ˈspan(t)s How to pronounce expanse (audio)
Definition of expansenext
as in expansion
a wide space or area the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships

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Recent Examples of expanse The eastern portion of the country was heavily forested, while the Great Plains and western regions contained vast expanses of grasslands and shrubs. — Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 Plan It: Massacre Rim Dark Sky Sanctuary Out There in Nevada So many people think that Nevada is just the Strip and then a vast expanse of nothingness. — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025 Hoppe and her colleagues worked in the darkness of 24-hour night, amid expanses of glittering ice and wind chills down to minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit. — Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025 Rogers represents California Assembly District 2, a sprawling expanse of Northern California that includes the town of Willow Grove, epicenter of the early Bigfoot sightings back in the 1950s. — Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expanse
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  1. expansion
  2. stretch
  3. length
Noun
  • The centrepiece of this involved an expansion of the East Stand, adding 8,000 seats, which would be topped by a bubble-like roof.
    — Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • For years, South Florida advocates have pushed for an expansion of the status, concerned that many Nicaraguans in the U.S. would be left with no other forms of relief from deportation if the parole program was revoked.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of expansion
Noun
  • LeBron James is 12% better from three at home during that stretch, too.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Marylanders rally against new taxes, increases Dozens of Marylanders gathered with Republican lawmakers Wednesday night to protest against new taxes In the final stretch of state budget negotiations.
    — Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of stretch
Noun
  • To pick some specific characteristics, no two athletes are going to have identical muscle constructions, bone densities, leg lengths, centres of gravity, tendon strength, foot-size or foot arches.
    — Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • This philosophy is reflected in the decision to expand the episode length from the French original’s 45 minutes to approximately 65 minutes per episode.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of length

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