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breadth

noun

ˈbretth

Definition of breadth

as in expansion

a wide space or area a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it

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as in scope

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends the breadth of his knowledge on the subject is awesome

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Recent Examples of breadth And that multiplies into college baseball, where there’s a breadth of access. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 23 July 2026 And the broader challenges facing the indie film market mean that some smaller mom-and-pop vendors are struggling, and there isn’t necessarily a single entity with the breadth of knowledge to help indie producers across the board. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 July 2026 Still, 103 of his 212 member coalition voted to defund Israel, revealing the true breadth of this new coalition. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Isom said the airline’s network breadth is a major strong suit and will continue to be. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for breadth

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Noun

The final day of the month sees Jupiter (the planet of good luck and expansion) in Leo making a harmonious trine to Saturn (the planet of discipline and structure) in Aries.

— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
Billionaires buying up South Florida real estate, corporate expansions and a widening gulf between luxury and everyday home prices are changing Miami-Dade’s economic landscape.

— Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of expansion

Noun

Under the framework, individual project task statements will set the technical scope, funding, deliverables, and schedule for specific activities.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
The Diplomat has expanded its scope to explore intimate stories of power and manipulation within its high-stakes political world.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

Russia has the world’s largest expanse of wetlands, making the possible impact of its nonparticipation considerable.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Temescal Gateway Park is a 141-acre expanse in Pacific Palisades that features a babbling brook, oak and sycamore canyons and trails that zigzag up the mountains, providing views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastline.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of expanse

Noun

But over the last 12 months, inflation has nearly kept pace with hourly wage gains — and that understates the extent of the problem because debt service costs are not included in the consumer price index.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
There is little data on the extent of the fraud cases, because reporting is so sporadic and scattered across dozens of agencies.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of extent

Noun

In 2025, Journalism came closest, finishing second to Sovereignty by 1½ lengths at the Derby before winning in Baltimore.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Zwijnenburg said the oil sheen appears to be roughly 90 kilometers long (56 miles), nearly double its length a week ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of length

Noun

While the mind operates in the realm of thoughts and the heart operates in the realm of feelings, the soul operates in the realm of pure being.

— Dr. Shiny Burcu Unsal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That’s perhaps not much comfort to the Philippines and other rival claimants to the South China Sea who are on the receiving end of Chinese hard power — in a world where, increasingly, in both the physical and digital realms, might makes right.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of realm

Noun

Her most visible stretch came as part of The Meta-Four alongside Lash Legend, Noam Dar and Oro Mensah, a group formed at NXT Battleground in 2023.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The measure was proposed by Council member Kelsea Bond last month after the city endured a brutal stretch of high heat and humidity around the Fourth of July.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of stretch

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Guests can take advantage of a range of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a fitness center, bowling alley, movie theater, heated swimming pool and tennis and basketball courts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
The range reflects the uncertainties around factors like how fast the ice melts off the landmass of Antarctica, which is sped up by the warming permafrost, said Obeysekera.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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