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or swathe
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as in strip
a long narrow area
The mower cut a swath through the tall grass. A large swath of the country was affected by the hurricane. From the cliffside, we enjoyed a stunning view of the swath of coastline below.
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Recent Examples of swath
That was in January, just a few days after fires devastated large swaths of Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The purchase raised questions about Sun’s motives — namely, why would someone with ties to the Chinese Communist Party want to buy such a large swath of land so close to a U.S. military installation?
—Mike Johanns, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
In the nineteen-twenties, the era of Prohibition, locals started to refer to Johnson City as Little Chicago, owing to a thriving criminal underworld in the city and in a surrounding swath of Appalachia.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Additionally, large swaths that were once used to mine phosphate deposits (an ingredient in fertilizer) have both dried up and made some 80 percent of the land uninhabitable, according to The Guardian.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The purchase raised questions about Sun’s motives — namely, why would someone with ties to the Chinese Communist Party want to buy such a large swath of land so close to a U.S. military installation?
—Mike Johanns, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
In the nineteen-twenties, the era of Prohibition, locals started to refer to Johnson City as Little Chicago, owing to a thriving criminal underworld in the city and in a surrounding swath of Appalachia.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Additionally, large swaths that were once used to mine phosphate deposits (an ingredient in fertilizer) have both dried up and made some 80 percent of the land uninhabitable, according to The Guardian.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swath
Noun
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Carnivores, meanwhile, can carve into filets, N.Y. strips and ribeyes as well as Berkshire pork in a sherry reduction and double-bone lamb chops in roasted garlic-thyme jus.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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The attacks came less than a week after Israel renewed its assault across the strip on March 18, breaking a weeks-long ceasefire with Hamas.—
Kareem El Damanhoury,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Team 2 will survey the area associated with the tornado near Greenville.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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Roach recommends using a dense synthetic angled brush to reach areas like the forehead and jaw.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
3 Apr. 2025
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As for the eight new emojis, Apple revealed that the iOS 18.4 update would introduce Apple Intelligence features and expand to new languages and regions.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Some large firms, like Unilever, have responded by reimagining internal mobility and development pipelines, ensuring employees can stretch across disciplines, age groups and even regions over time.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The fire was about five miles northwest of Mill Spring on private land near Lake Adger.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2025
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Battle for Metropolis dark ride, during the DC Heroes and Villains Fest this summer and in character meet-and-greet photo ops in the DC Universe themed land.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Swath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swath. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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