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expanse

[ik-spans] / ɪkˈspæns /


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To see this served up over and over again in a genre that an expanse of queer women enjoy, and spend money on to support, is just overkill.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, it fell off his hand somewhere in a sprawling expanse of turquoise-blue water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

About themselves, about the infinite expanse of creativity, about the power of music to cross borders, outlast wars, span centuries and still inspire.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The vast expanse of water down the left had gobbled up Young's ball less than 24 hours earlier.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

We walked across the expanse of what we considered our yard, then through a thin collection of birch to the tool shed.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline