expanse
noun
ex·panse
ik-ˈspan(t)s 
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: great extent of something spread out
an expanse of calm ocean
Examples of expanse in a Sentence
The explorer gazed across the vast Arctic expanse.
the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships
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Head to the expanse of Lake Minnewanka, about a 10-minute drive from town, for a prime star-gazing session.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
January was the warmest on record for the globe and, in a vast expanse of global warmth, the US sticks out like a cold,sore thumb.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
January was the warmest on record for the globe and, in a vast expanse of global warmth, the US sticks out like a cold, sore thumb.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Head to the expanse of Lake Minnewanka, about a 10-minute drive from town, for a prime star-gazing session.
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Expanse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expanse. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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expanse
noun
ex·panse
ik-ˈspan(t)s
: a wide space, area, or stretch
the vast expanse of the ocean
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