as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
surprised by the width of his power and influence in the oil business
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Recent Examples of width
Wise and others have proposed creating the replacement spaces by reducing the width of a sandy berm that divides the Kellogg Park parking lot on the west side of Camino del Oro.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Tendon tears involving more than 50% of the width of the tendon usually require surgery to achieve the best outcome.
—Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Stand in front of the box with your feet hip-width apart, engaging your core muscles.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
According to the Telegraph, the Luan Niao design specs point to a behemoth spaceship that would measure nearly 800 feet nose-to-tail and span some 2,244 feet in width.
—Joe Wilkins Published Feb 4, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Tendon tears involving more than 50% of the width of the tendon usually require surgery to achieve the best outcome.
—Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Stand in front of the box with your feet hip-width apart, engaging your core muscles.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
According to the Telegraph, the Luan Niao design specs point to a behemoth spaceship that would measure nearly 800 feet nose-to-tail and span some 2,244 feet in width.
—Joe Wilkins Published Feb 4, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for width
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Still, the department is sweeping in its scope, responsible not only for immigration enforcement, but also disaster response and airport security.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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As is tradition in adaptations of Wuthering Heights, Fennell’s film narrows its scope to Heathcliff and Cathy’s relationship and ends with her death.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
13 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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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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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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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/width. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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