as in expansion
a wide space or area
from the bow of our ship all we could see was an impenetrable sheet of fog
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as in to coat
to form a layer over
dust sheeted the floors of the old, abandoned house
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Recent Examples of sheet
Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
California’s legislature has exempted other projects deemed to provide significant public benefits from CEQA review, including sports arenas and housing developments, the bill’s fact sheet noted — at least 14 since 2011.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
Copper sheeting on its hull was peeling away, replaced with a carpet of barnacles and seaweed.
—James Hagengruber, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
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Noun
This survival kit, currently $17, contains various types of adhesive bandages, burn dressings, tongue depressors, PBT bandages, gauze sheets, safety pins, triangular bandages, instant ice packs, plastic scissors, plastic tweezers, and so much more.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
California’s legislature has exempted other projects deemed to provide significant public benefits from CEQA review, including sports arenas and housing developments, the bill’s fact sheet noted — at least 14 since 2011.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Verb
Material: Polyethylene sheeting with EPS foam The 32 Best One-Piece Swimsuits for Women of 2023, Including Mindy Kaling's Pick
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—Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
Copper sheeting on its hull was peeling away, replaced with a carpet of barnacles and seaweed.
—James Hagengruber, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
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Noun
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LinkedIn’s expansion allows companies to buy First Impression Ads: vertical video ads for single-day campaigns that can target users in specific businesses, and are guaranteed to be the first ad that those members see during the day.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The two-story, 135,000-square-foot expansion, designed by Generator Studio, will double the size of the facility and is expected to bring up to 1.5 million people through its doors annually, according to team estimates.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Transfer to a large bowl coated with cooking spray.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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Sunflower seed shells are often coated in salt for taste and flavor, sometimes as much as 70 mg for every 1 ounce of seeds.14 The American Heart Association suggests consuming no more than 1,500 grams of sodium per day, although Dietary Guidelines allow for up to 2,300 milligrams per day.15 2.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
23 May 2025
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The highest per capita death toll occurred in Yancey County, a rural expanse in the rugged Black Mountains of North Carolina devastated by flash flooding and landslides.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
21 May 2025
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Meanwhile the darker expanses of Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) and the surrounding lunar maria (which is Latin for seas) will dominate the north west of the moon's tidally locked disk, according to NASA.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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Matt previously spent several years covering Palace matches for the South London Press and contributing to other publications as a freelance writer.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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To cover this gap in pigment knowledge, Harvard University’s Mapping Color in History project created a database of pigments used in South Asian paintings and manuscripts.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The Navigator that was revealed in mid-1997 shared plenty of bones with the Expedition; its wheelbase and length were identical, and its width and height just a scant couple of inches apart.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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The bulk of his Louvre paragraph—contrast that length with several hundred words detailing superfluous silk shopping—is given over to his distaste for the practice of painting the portraits of wealthy patrons.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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On the background of their ceaseless journey is the glorious Venetian plains, landscapes and settlements that seem to be stuck in a transitionary space, like Carlobianchi and Doriano, somewhere between urban and pastoral.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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When approached from the relatively flat plain to the east, the pit appears suddenly beneath a small rise.—
Michael Ray Taylor,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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The park also has a 3-mile stretch of beach with a gentle cove that is popular with families.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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In one early two-minute stretch, Siakam, Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner each drilled a 3-pointer.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2025
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“Sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheet. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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