1
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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2
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 with millions of pounds of funding on its way, the NFTS has big plans to bolster the breadth of their teaching.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Safavieh gets five stars for the breadth of their catalog, featuring every pattern, style, and shape under the sun—many of them handmade and sourced from around the world.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
The breadth of work included construction of a new, 145,946-square-foot main building, demolition of the old school building and the construction of a 5,084-square-foot fieldhouse, according to a district news release.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2025
The chemicals and compounds the discount retailer intends to eliminate encompasses the breadth of food manufacturing.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Safavieh gets five stars for the breadth of their catalog, featuring every pattern, style, and shape under the sun—many of them handmade and sourced from around the world.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
The breadth of work included construction of a new, 145,946-square-foot main building, demolition of the old school building and the construction of a 5,084-square-foot fieldhouse, according to a district news release.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2025
The chemicals and compounds the discount retailer intends to eliminate encompasses the breadth of food manufacturing.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breadth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadth
Noun
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Traditionally, expansion announcements come at the main December owners meeting.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Equity funding supports long-term innovation and expansion, while growth debt offers flexible capital for scaling operations efficiently.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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While measuring long-term effects was outside the study’s scope, the team believes lasting impacts would have been minimal.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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But the doctor said the follow-up scope was necessary to check for cancer.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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In that moment, a chain of brake lights in each lane led drivers’ eyes to a pit of flashing lights, just before an empty expanse of road where each car had intended to be but wasn’t.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The photos, released Tuesday by the European Space Agency, show a fuzzy white dot moving against the vast expanse of space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
7 Oct. 2025
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Dozens are still missing and officials warn the full extent of the devastation in remote towns of 500 to 1,000 residents remains unknown.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Such pleasurable pains, at their most chronic, or their most carnal, can keep Lang occupied for the length of a stanza.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The panel broached intersectionality at length, highlighting how equality should follow larger conversations on gender identity, race and class.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The logistics are the realm of Gary Douglas, the academy’s head of operations.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The cycle marches on, unaware of, though not untouched by, the joys and the tragedies of the human realm.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Messi played the full 90 minutes in a seven-game stretch over 21 days in September and early October.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, Mamukelashvili is more than just a stretch five, and that could endear him to Raptors fans.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Jaguars responded quickly, with Omagbolahan Daudu punching it in from short range.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Packages with values of $800 or less, which were previously allowed to enter the United States duty-free, are now subject to a range of tariffs and fees.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Breadth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadth. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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