Thesaurus results for EXTENT

extent

noun

ik-ˈstent

Definition of extent

as in limit

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go the coach exceeded the extent of his authority by exempting some of the players from the requirement

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Relevance

as in expansion

a wide space or area the seemingly endless extent of the windswept prairies

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as in scope

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends the extent of this criminal investigation has widened considerably since it began

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as in size

the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something looking at the extent of the stain on my shirt, you might think that I had spilled a gallon of coffee

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Recent Examples of extent The large overhead screens were used mainly to highlight Young and, to a much smaller extent, Johnson — rarely even showing the other three musicians (who were huddled way in the back of the stage). — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 Yesterday, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, revealed the extent of ongoing €50 million renovation plans spread across the museum. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The person or persons responsible could face felony-level charges based on the extent of the damages, officials said. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The extent of these changes could depend on the ownership group. — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extent

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Noun

Lichtenstein recommends supporting style exploration while still identifying realistic limits and slowing down big choices through compromise and open communication about why your teen wants to switch up their look.

— Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
The team—engineers, policymakers, and operators—solves for that specific limit, and the boundary moves.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of limit

Noun

In March, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI stood at the White House and signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, promising American households would not pay for the grid expansion their data centers require.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Lenae aims to build on Bird’s Eye’s ethos of expansion, pushing further into an airy, lambent sound.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of expansion

Noun

The potential order is expected to focus on the childhood vaccine schedule and autism research, though the scope and timing of the action have yet to be finalized and could still change.

— Adam Cancryn, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The designers also expanded the show’s scope far beyond New Mexico, using the Canary Islands, Albuquerque backlots and elaborate builds to stand in for locations ranging from Peru to Morocco.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

And yet while some clubs of a similar size were happy to keep selling players to re-invest, Tottenham generally only did so with first-team players in very specific circumstances.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Leathers said the fourth thing to check for is that the boat has the appropriate number of life jackets and sizes for the passengers on board.

— Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of size

Noun

That could address a major limitation facing today’s AI agents.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
As played by Kate and Rooney Mara, in total sync, the driven, single-minded Jean and Joan become classic Herzogian outsiders, like Kaspar Hauser or Fitzcarraldo, daring to transcend the limitations of everyday living and language.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of limitation

Noun

The closest thing to paradise around here may just be Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, a 348-acre expanse spanning Morgan Hill and San Jose.

— Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
But don’t just zero in on the constellation; make sure to let your eyes scan the broad expanse of the sky because meteors can streak across any part of it.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of expanse

Noun

All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
The fantastical realm is filled with the same zombie-like enemies from the first demo.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

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