expanses

NOUN

large space, usually open

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plain stretch tract wilderness

STRONG

amplitude area belt breadth compass distance domain extension extent field immensity latitude length margin orbit radius range reach region remoteness room scope span sphere spread sweep territory width

WEAK

uninterrupted space

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme height limitation

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expanses

Elordi, who hails from Brisbane, is a little more hopeful about the future of the climate in the context of the film - pointing to other parts where you can see lush expanses of greenery.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

"What makes this pattern so fascinating is that evolution keeps arriving at similar cooperative solutions in very different groups and across vast expanses of time," says Dorus.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Once master of vast expanses of northern, central and western Africa, France has played a crucial role in the continent's post‑colonial history, repeatedly intervening militarily since the early 1960s.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

Nowhere does that make more sense than in the frozen expanses of the Arctic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025

The next morning, they picked their way across an ice field splintered by jagged crevasses, keeping to the solid expanses between the deadly rifts, and arguing about Nina’s sleeping habits.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo