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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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
Tang positioned One/Size’s commercial advantage as one of category discipline rather than breadth.
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Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Only a handful of artists globally can contend with the breadth of the Lebanese icon’s remarkable musical career, enduring fame, and indelible pop culture impact.
—Danny Hajjar, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Advertisement Data Sources and Collection The ranking draws on multiple complementary data sources to ensure breadth, accuracy, and scientific grounding.
—Time Staff, Time, 12 May 2026
The poor breadth in the stock market is starting to worry investors.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 May 2026
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Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Only a handful of artists globally can contend with the breadth of the Lebanese icon’s remarkable musical career, enduring fame, and indelible pop culture impact.
—Danny Hajjar, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Advertisement Data Sources and Collection The ranking draws on multiple complementary data sources to ensure breadth, accuracy, and scientific grounding.
—Time Staff, Time, 12 May 2026
The poor breadth in the stock market is starting to worry investors.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadth
Noun
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After the case was announced, Kenya’s president canceled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Adani.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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In the West, nation-states produced an astonishing expansion of equality, democracy and material security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The plans, however, were complicated by the project’s ambitious scope.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Previously, when Artemis III was conceived as a moon landing test, the mission was expected to last three to four weeks, according to the European Space Agency, but that timeline doesn’t necessarily apply to the new scope.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
16 May 2026
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All have king beds and floor-to-ceiling windows that open either toward the skyline or the green expanse of Chapultepec.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Up close, the vast expanse of the human skin resembles an unknown landscape, maybe similar to the lunar terrain, with craters and elevations in the form of minuscule blemishes, hairs, and cutaneous eruptions.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Meanwhile, insolvency documents cited by the Financial Times underline the extent of the exposures more broadly.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Among the many unknowns of the Cold War was the extent to which the world was random or ordered.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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He's described as being cute, with chin-length dark hair, dimples and a diamond stud in one ear.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Letters will be edited for clarity and length.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Where Soap was straightforwardly in the realm of sitcom—leaning toward broad humor, underlined stylistically by the presence of a laugh track—Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman knew just how to strike that sweet spot between screw-loose absurdity and genuine pathos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Currently on sale for just $39, this lightweight top features impeccable four-way stretch, a boxy silhouette, and UPF 50+ protection.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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Jason Kidd oversaw perhaps the most chaotic stretch of basketball in Dallas Mavericks history.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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Analysts have repeatedly warned that if the war drags on and supply chains are disrupted for long enough, prices for gas and a range of other goods could continue to climb.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Food and drink The breakfast buffet offers a regularly replenished range of fresh fruit, yogurt, breads, pastries, and juices.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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“Breadth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadth. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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