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expanse

noun

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Definition of expanse

as in expansion

a wide space or area the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships

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Recent Examples of expanse The swamp's prairies are vast, watery expanses dotted with floating islands and stands of cypress and other trees. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026 But that all seems to funnel into these six tracks, mixing momentum and wisdom to arrive at the essence of the pedal steel—extreme highs, extreme lows, the expanse in between, out where life is lived. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 On a warm summer day, dozens of Black horseback riders don boots, jeans, and cowboy hats and take to the asphalt streets of Chicago’s South Side, clopping past the vast blue expanse of Lake Michigan. — Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Midwest Living, 19 July 2026 The only difference for this expanse of wilderness after Monday’s orders, say lawyers and locals involved in the fight to protect the area, is that the land is open to leases for mineral and energy extraction. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for expanse

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The final day of the month sees Jupiter (the planet of good luck and expansion) in Leo making a harmonious trine to Saturn (the planet of discipline and structure) in Aries.

— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
Billionaires buying up South Florida real estate, corporate expansions and a widening gulf between luxury and everyday home prices are changing Miami-Dade’s economic landscape.

— Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of expansion

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The slump that wouldn’t cease, Kwan said, challenged him mentally more than any other stretch in his career.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 22 July 2026
With sea levels rising, the combination could mean more devastating floods along the coastal stretch that’s at the center of luxury development.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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Today, some bright spots aside, the Art Deco District’s historic commercial spine is a drab length of vacant and unkempt storefronts, smoke shops, liquor stores, fast-food outlets, cheap T-shirt emporia and other varieties of tourist trap.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
At 6-2, 234 with terrific length, Brown is a giant ball of muscle with speed and twitch.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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