1
as in expansion
a wide space or area
a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it
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2
as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the breadth of his knowledge on the subject is awesome
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Recent Examples of breadth
To be sure, some of Trump's problems come from a surplus of early successes and from the breadth of his ambitions.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Due to the breadth of the advertising ecosystem, a variety of vendors may be used for different campaigns.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Students expressed enthusiasm for the breadth of opportunities available to them, withnumerous clubs, organizations, extracurricular activities and electives offered.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Economists were expecting the PCE price index to rise 0.2% from March and to ease to an annual rate of 2.2%, and for spending to slow to 0.4%, according to FactSet.
Inflation is now at its lowest rate since September 2024 and is sitting just a hair’s breadth above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Susan Page, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Due to the breadth of the advertising ecosystem, a variety of vendors may be used for different campaigns.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Students expressed enthusiasm for the breadth of opportunities available to them, withnumerous clubs, organizations, extracurricular activities and electives offered.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Economists were expecting the PCE price index to rise 0.2% from March and to ease to an annual rate of 2.2%, and for spending to slow to 0.4%, according to FactSet.
Inflation is now at its lowest rate since September 2024 and is sitting just a hair’s breadth above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadth
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
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Fire Management Assistance Declarations usually do not provide or authorize the same scope of direct federal assistance to wildfire victims as Major Disaster Declarations.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Related Articles The idea stemmed from Chanel searching for a solution for end-of-life disposal of its products, and soon extended to widening the scope of brands.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
9 June 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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The specific extent and locations depend on unpredictable currents and wind patterns, with annual peaks historically occurring in midsummer.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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That would be an 18% decline from the same period last year, equating to by far the weakest quarterly deliveries growth since at least 2015, the extent of quarterly delivery data available on Tesla’s investor relations website.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes.com,
6 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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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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This is a threat especially in the realm of SaaS, where credibility with technical users is currency and being deemed vaporware is a mortal sin.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The protagonist of this beguiling novel, Lina, lives with her father in a realm seemingly unbound by ordinary time.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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And as any parent who’s spent long stretches of time with their young child has likely experienced, traditional children’s music was suddenly on heavy rotation in the Pearce household.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
13 June 2025
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Ahead of highway construction, archaeologists surveyed a stretch of land near Tomaszów Lubelski using light detection and ranging scans.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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At O’Neill Burke’s request, Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans granted her prosecutors rapid access to a far broader range of records on criminal defendants than had long been the case.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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That Apple can support the M1 chipset some five years down the line and bring the full range of new tools, including the latest generative AI suite, should not come as a surprise.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Breadth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadth. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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