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
Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Muslims alleged members of the right-wing Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) burned a sheet bearing verses from their holy Quran.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
James Hagengruber, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
The pack contains six different types of masks, ranging from hydrating and calming ones to sheet masks that tightens the looks of pores.
—Nikhita Mahtani, CNN Underscored, 9 Sep. 2020
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Noun
Consider sheets of natural stone Natural stone imperfections give the retaining wall a surrealistic spin.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Muslims alleged members of the right-wing Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) burned a sheet bearing verses from their holy Quran.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
Copper sheeting on its hull was peeling away, replaced with a carpet of barnacles and seaweed.
—James Hagengruber, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
The pack contains six different types of masks, ranging from hydrating and calming ones to sheet masks that tightens the looks of pores.
—Nikhita Mahtani, CNN Underscored, 9 Sep. 2020
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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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The expansion comes after Party City filed for bankruptcy last year and closed its 700 US stores in late February.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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It’s entirely made of cotton that has been coated with polyvinyl to create a sturdy material with the look of pebbled leather, which is as water-resistant and stain-repellent as hide.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2025
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Its dust-laden winds can create visibility issues for aviation and reduce the efficiency of solar farms by coating photovoltaic panels with dust and haze.—
Christophe Lavaysse,
JSTOR Daily,
17 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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More: Obamacare covers cancer screening and cholesterol meds.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Jessie also covers lifestyle topics for various publications, including PEOPLE, StyleCaster, Apartment Therapy, USA Today and Glamour.—
Bianca Lambert,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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The company pledged to reduce the frequency and length of power interruptions, but the outages persisted.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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By the end of 2023, the most common length of the governors’ appointment is five years, and in 41 countries the legal mandate was six years or longer.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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But some people don't want to leave Steve Rodriguez lives in a flood plain.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Ali's community is comprised of seasonal migrants who travel yearly to herd their sheep, mostly in the plains of neighboring Punjab province.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
16 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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Two men were stabbed by a woman near a popular commercial stretch of Ocean Beach early Sunday morning, San Diego police said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheet. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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