as in expansion
a wide space or area
from the bow of our ship all we could see was an impenetrable sheet of fog
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Recent Examples of sheet
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
The woman was referred to the FBI’s Washington office, according to the tip sheet.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Use a product like Rain-X Shower Door Water Repellant to encourage water to sheet off the glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Set up a quick bingo game by printing score sheets with game, commercial, and halftime predictions.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
The woman was referred to the FBI’s Washington office, according to the tip sheet.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
The tariff rollback fact sheet the White House released Friday said some fertilizers will no longer be subject to tariffs.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Use a product like Rain-X Shower Door Water Repellant to encourage water to sheet off the glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheet
Noun
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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
Verb
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Sustainable battery design To develop the carbon spheres, Elsaesser and his research team drew inspiration from Mozartkugeln, the iconic Austrian confections made of pistachio, marzipan, and nougat and coated in dark chocolate.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Add cabbage and toss with tongs to coat.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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These grants can cover cleanups and sustainable cultivation projects, or even related efforts such as fish conservation.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Researchers revealed that the project covers the entire development chain – from innovative semiconductors and high-performance power modules to integration into key components such as on-board chargers and traction inverters.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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It is located on a ranch in the high plains of New Mexico outside Sante Fe, with stirring views of the Sandia, Ortiz and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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Desire, which has been his guide during the hours of riding on horseback across the plains, leaves him no peace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 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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