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a
: a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine
b
: the sweep of a scythe or a machine in mowing or the path cut in one course
2
: a long broad strip or belt
3
: a stroke of or as if of a scythe
4
: a space devastated as if by a scythe
Examples of swath in a Sentence
An aerial view of the countryside shows wide swathes of green.
He cut a swath through the field with his scythe.
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Wildfire danger was moderate for most of the state and low for a wide swath of central Arkansas stretching from Hot Springs east to the Mississippi River, according to the forestry division.
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Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2026
Right to repair and crypto ATMs Colorado passed one of the country’s most comprehensive right-to-repair rules in 2024, requiring manufacturers to facilitate repairs on a large swath of electronic devices.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 1 Jan. 2026
Along with other major swaths of the documents collectively known as the Epstein files, they had been redacted.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The lion’s share of public money poured into the project will come from state — and possibly local — sales tax revenue generated across a vast new STAR bond district that will span virtually all of Wyandotte County and a broad swath of western Johnson County.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
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Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2026
Right to repair and crypto ATMs Colorado passed one of the country’s most comprehensive right-to-repair rules in 2024, requiring manufacturers to facilitate repairs on a large swath of electronic devices.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 1 Jan. 2026
Along with other major swaths of the documents collectively known as the Epstein files, they had been redacted.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The lion’s share of public money poured into the project will come from state — and possibly local — sales tax revenue generated across a vast new STAR bond district that will span virtually all of Wyandotte County and a broad swath of western Johnson County.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Swath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swath. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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