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
The unfolding Jeffrey Epstein saga has galvanized the public for the breadth of its revelations into elite power, from the financial to the political, the cultural to the sociological.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
The name change is meant to better reflect the breadth of what the organization does, Harrison said.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Often a single image can convey the mood or theme of the story, but what single image could convey the breadth of Infinite Jest?
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has chronicled the breadth and depth of political and cultural life, serving as a critical, independent, and progressive voice.
—Adrianne Wright, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
The name change is meant to better reflect the breadth of what the organization does, Harrison said.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Often a single image can convey the mood or theme of the story, but what single image could convey the breadth of Infinite Jest?
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has chronicled the breadth and depth of political and cultural life, serving as a critical, independent, and progressive voice.
—Adrianne Wright, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadth
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While political leaders on both sides of the aisle often tout the benefits of energy expansion, their support tends to fade when local considerations come into play.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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Heirs had raised $750 million from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in December to finance the expansion of its own oil producing facility to 100,000 barrels per day within five years, more than doubling the asset’s capacity when it was bought from Shell in 2021.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The bill’s scope was narrowed somewhat in the House Environment and Transportation Committee.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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In its quest to expand its scope and tap into the cultural moment of the city, the brand also designed the Olympic and Paralympic uniforms for the 18,000 volunteers and the workforce members involved in the event.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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The black expanse of thin, dense and relatively young basalt from those centers stands in stark contrast to thicker, more buoyant continental crust, which is primarily granite but contains the full gamut of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks and can be billions of years old.—
Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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But the extent of Epstein’s connections to seemingly countless powerful individuals in numerous fields, including media, validates the feeling that some Epstein obsessives have shared.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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His three-album run from the last decade – 2014 Forest Hills Drive, 2016’s 4 Your Eyez Only and, to a lesser extent, 2018’s KOD – certified his reputation as a thoughtful and engaging voice in the genre.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Warriors are hopeful that Porziņģis’ length and his shooting ability can help them on both ends of the floor.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Um Omar, frustrated and in tears, said Israeli forces had handcuffed those crossing and questioned them at length.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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If multiple hypotheses work to explain the data equally well but one conflicts with reality in some other realm (and the other doesn’t), the one that’s valid across the widest range of applicability is superior.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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There are many arguments and ideas to bring more transparency, flexibility and consumer choice to the realm of drug pricing.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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With the Oscars just weeks away on March 15, the long-running gathering — a ritual dating to 1982 and returning this year after being canceled in 2025 because of the Los Angeles County wildfires — offered the nominees a welcome stretch of easygoing mingling, largely free of competition.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Following that beatdown, Roupp allowed just four earned runs over his next six starts, easily the best stretch of his major-league career.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The lumber yard manager typically pays in the $300 range to heat his 1,500-square-foot house in Cincinnati, Ohio.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Long charging times and limited ranges are still two major hurdles that deter many potential EV buyers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Breadth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breadth. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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