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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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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
To the extent possible, the city will factor in planning for active and public transportation when siting its shelters.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
Then day like today occurs, reminding one that yes, although life stinks, does not always stink to same extent, i.e., variation can occur in extent to which life, from day to day, may stink.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
To diagnose a repetitive strain injury, healthcare providers work to determine the extent of the injury and rule out other potential causes of symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Police did not disclose the extent of the injuries the boy suffered but did confirm that this case remains under investigation and has asked for anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Lanett Police Department.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
Then day like today occurs, reminding one that yes, although life stinks, does not always stink to same extent, i.e., variation can occur in extent to which life, from day to day, may stink.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
To diagnose a repetitive strain injury, healthcare providers work to determine the extent of the injury and rule out other potential causes of symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Police did not disclose the extent of the injuries the boy suffered but did confirm that this case remains under investigation and has asked for anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Lanett Police Department.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extent
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Echoing France's Napoleon Bonaparte, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority in the face of multiple legal challenges.—
Doina Chiacu,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Physicians who might have wanted to prescribe buprenorphine faced significant hurdles, like training requirements and limits on the number of patients who could be treated.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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His firm designed the Marine Mammal Pavilion, a large and colorful expansion to the National Aquarium in Baltimore.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2025
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L'Agence said this was meant to represent the company's international expansion.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The effort would divert in-house teams from their core functions at a time when their role is expanding in scope, complexity, and significance.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Congress should expand the scope of this program and incentivize SBICs to offer long-term financing to small manufacturers, particularly in underserved areas.—
Dominick Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2025
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And, ultimately, the error rate improvements gained by increasing the size of the logical qubit aren't on a trajectory that would get you a useful level of error correction without needing an unrealistically large number of hardware qubits.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Athena spacecraft, a six-legged lander roughly the size of a telephone booth, will take about a week to reach its destination.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Trump has further escalated the limitations being placed on asylum claims, shutting down the CBP One app that allowed migrants to make appointments at crossings to ask for the status.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sundance is considering its own options beyond the physical limitations of charming but easily overwhelmed Park City, where the festival has been headquartered since its founding more than 40 years ago.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Footage from the scene captured emergency vehicles and heavily armed police stationed along one side of the memorial, a sprawling expanse of grey concrete pillars where the attack occurred.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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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
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In the ever-changing realm of college athletics, a newish position turns 3 years old this June.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
22 Feb. 2025
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Further down in the bubble realm, Kansas State’s surge may have run out of steam in the Mountain time zone.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here’s What To Expect From Nvidia’s ‘Massive’ Earnings Report What are the universal dimensions of inspiring leadership?—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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And there are many other questions that still need to be answered, including what dimensions are best for the automated zone.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extent. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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