as in expansion
a wide space or area
from the bow of our ship all we could see was an impenetrable sheet of fog
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as in to coat
to form a layer over
dust sheeted the floors of the old, abandoned house
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Recent Examples of sheet
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Until this month, De Luca and Abdy hadn’t seemed as concerned with the balance sheet at Warner Bros.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
James Hagengruber, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
The pack contains six different types of masks, ranging from hydrating and calming ones to sheet masks that tightens the looks of pores.
—Nikhita Mahtani, CNN Underscored, 9 Sep. 2020
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Noun
By hanging a sheet and focusing a light on the fabric at night, the researchers attracted nocturnal insects and took a closer look.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Until this month, De Luca and Abdy hadn’t seemed as concerned with the balance sheet at Warner Bros.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Copper sheeting on its hull was peeling away, replaced with a carpet of barnacles and seaweed.
—James Hagengruber, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
The pack contains six different types of masks, ranging from hydrating and calming ones to sheet masks that tightens the looks of pores.
—Nikhita Mahtani, CNN Underscored, 9 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheet
Noun
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This is especially true with Mars — your traditional ruler — journeying through Cancer and your ninth house of travel, expansion and unknown territory.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The expansion of reasoning in large language models in 2024 resulted in a noticeable improvement in the quality of these tools.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The wheat and sunflowers that Viktor grew would coat the fields in color, green wheat in one season, golden flowers in another.—
Ross Peleh,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2025
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The breathable and form-fitting Nylon/Spandex liner is coated with nitrile (a synthetic rubber) for protection and grip.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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Because nothing makes a space look larger than an expanse of glass, Jon and Allison blew out the wall that formerly held two closets.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2025
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Couldn’t be me; there’s liberation in being made small by indifferent expanses.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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She’s based in Austin, covering the Legislature and its impact on North Texas.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
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Here are the winter 2025 All-County honorees, covering top high school athletes from Broward County in basketball, soccer, wrestling, girls weightlifting and cheerleading.—
Steve Svekis,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Magician David Blaine will go to any lengths for a good magic trick.—
Julie Jordan,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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More news: Legendary World Series Hero, Dodgers Outfielder Passes Away Bowyer spoke to Nightengale at length for the first time about Fletcher's gambling habits — as well as his own.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Wind gusts up to 35 mph will be possible on the plains through Sunday evening and stronger winds are forecast for Monday afternoon.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2025
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Low visibility and high winds have caused multiple crashes across the south plains in Texas.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Privacy - Terms protected by reCAPTCHA Privacy - Terms TSLA recovers Wednesday’s report comes during a tough stretch for Tesla.—
Lora Kolodny,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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The toughest stretch of those eight games comes this week.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheet. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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