as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
surprised by the width of his power and influence in the oil business
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Recent Examples of width
The return of left-back Destiny Udogie after missing the start of the season through injury has been crucial in providing more balance going forward, with his overlapping and underlapping runs offering more natural width than the deputising Djed Spence provided.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
This room uses almost the full width of the wall to hang photos and art.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Visually, the length of the tail is around 1 degree or twice the width of the moon; long-exposure photographs, however, show the faint gas tail to be many times longer.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
But the width of those bands also makes a difference in eliminating interference and increasing speeds.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
This room uses almost the full width of the wall to hang photos and art.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Visually, the length of the tail is around 1 degree or twice the width of the moon; long-exposure photographs, however, show the faint gas tail to be many times longer.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
But the width of those bands also makes a difference in eliminating interference and increasing speeds.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for width
Recent Examples of Synonyms for width
Noun
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While measuring long-term effects was outside the study’s scope, the team believes lasting impacts would have been minimal.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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But the doctor said the follow-up scope was necessary to check for cancer.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Dozens are still missing and officials warn the full extent of the devastation in remote towns of 500 to 1,000 residents remains unknown.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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The logistics are the realm of Gary Douglas, the academy’s head of operations.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The cycle marches on, unaware of, though not untouched by, the joys and the tragedies of the human realm.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Jaguars responded quickly, with Omagbolahan Daudu punching it in from short range.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Packages with values of $800 or less, which were previously allowed to enter the United States duty-free, are now subject to a range of tariffs and fees.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/width. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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