as in expansions
a wide space or area
the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships
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Recent Examples of expanses
These wide expanses of dense maritime forest are largely left alone.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
The eastern portion of the country was heavily forested, while the Great Plains and western regions contained vast expanses of grasslands and shrubs.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The long list of variables spoke to the complexity of carving horizontal wells in deep, hot expanses of granite.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Its gleaming golden interiors are designed to complement the sandy expanses outside.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
This former mining hub of just 154 people is sandwiched between the vast expanses of Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
Vast expanses of glass overlook leafy canyon vistas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
In many parts of the countryside, vast expanses of land are owned by White farmers, while Black and non-White families have been pushed out into crowded townships, as CNN previously reported.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Isla Verde Tucked between airport and ocean, Isla Verde boasts wide expanses of the city's beautiful beaches.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
The eastern portion of the country was heavily forested, while the Great Plains and western regions contained vast expanses of grasslands and shrubs.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The long list of variables spoke to the complexity of carving horizontal wells in deep, hot expanses of granite.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Its gleaming golden interiors are designed to complement the sandy expanses outside.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
This former mining hub of just 154 people is sandwiched between the vast expanses of Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
Vast expanses of glass overlook leafy canyon vistas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
In many parts of the countryside, vast expanses of land are owned by White farmers, while Black and non-White families have been pushed out into crowded townships, as CNN previously reported.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Isla Verde Tucked between airport and ocean, Isla Verde boasts wide expanses of the city's beautiful beaches.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Expanses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expanses. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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