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
Like other requests made to the Supreme Court, Harris took aim at the breadth of the injunctions issued by the district courts, which are nationwide in scope and cover states and individuals who are not involved in the litigation before them.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
The 18-person commission, with members from across the breadth and length of the Land of Lincoln, has been meeting regularly since its inception, bouncing around ideas of where Illinois fits in with the celebration.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
The breadth of Wong’s collection invites many interpretations.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The sheer breadth of the cuts and reshuffling may not be apparent for weeks.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 6 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
The 18-person commission, with members from across the breadth and length of the Land of Lincoln, has been meeting regularly since its inception, bouncing around ideas of where Illinois fits in with the celebration.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
The breadth of Wong’s collection invites many interpretations.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The sheer breadth of the cuts and reshuffling may not be apparent for weeks.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breadth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadth
Noun
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The funds will be used to bankroll the expansion of the flagship FPSO business as well as a growing green energy portfolio under Yinson Renewables, a subsidiary that has solar and wind power projects in multiple countries.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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This also includes the expansion of the company’s Solomeo headquarters, already partly operational in 2025, and the production capacity for the 10-year project running from 2024 to 2033.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Last year, for example, the mission team shifted the scope into one-gyro mode after yet another of the devices failed.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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This identifies patterns in scope, team composition, timelines and customer feedback to reveal success or failure predictors.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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From colorful stripes to designs on the expanse of the nail, the simple base can offer variations according to current trends.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Keep is just that good, despite being laid out on a rocky expanse of land that Bergin, who has been involved in more than 100 course projects, says wasn’t exactly made for golf.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The protests signal the extent of public alarm over some of Trump's executive actions and cuts to federal government.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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There, McVeigh was booked and saw on TV the extent of the devastation.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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This has similar vibes for a Washington team that needs some length on the backend. 30.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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The 2020-21 season was just 56 games — about 70% of the length of the usual 82-game regular-season slate.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Yet in our increasingly digital world, the tangible nature of oracle and tarot decks offers a rare form of material connection—something to hold, shuffle, and physically engage with outside the digital realm.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Aimee used the medium of transmitting sound to establish a new realm of spirituality.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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It was already known how to derive the Boltzmann equation from Newton’s laws on very short timescales, but that doesn’t suffice for Hilbert’s program, because real-world fluids can flow for any stretch of time.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy stayed on an even keel after getting back to 12-under, shooting par in his next four holes before taking a four-stroke lead over DeChambeau, Ludvig Åberg and Rose, who birdied four times during a six-hole stretch to get back into the running at 9-under, after birdying the ninth hole.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Now Trump is once again withdrawing the U.S. After Francis' 2015 encyclical, researchers examined a broad range of views, well beyond the President.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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Yellow already tips that way, pulling it back with a range of textures (shearling, metallic detailing) keeps it modern.—
Amy Smilovic,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Breadth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadth. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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