provinces

NOUN

distance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area gap length orbit radius scope separation size space span stretch width

STRONG

absence ambit amplitude bit breadth compass expanse extension extent farness heavens hinterland horizon lapse objective outpost outskirts purlieu purview reach remoteness remove sky spread sweep way

WEAK

country mile far piece good ways

Antonyms

STRONGEST

height

WEAK

affection friendliness sympathy warmth

NOUN

remoteness

Synonyms

STRONG

absence ambit amplitude area bit breadth compass expanse extension extent farness gap heavens hinterland horizon lapse length objective orbit outpost outskirts purlieu purview radius reach remove scope separation size sky space span spread stretch sweep way width

WEAK

country mile far piece good ways

Antonyms

STRONG

height

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Originally a Dutch vessel, the Zorg came to Africa’s west coast in late 1780 from the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Provinces such as Jiangsu and Guangdong have rolled out pilot programs for senior-care insurance and public-private partnerships in assisted-living housing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Provinces have huge budgets, and are responsible for things like education and health, along with the national government.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

Casting a shadow from Mazatlán, Mexico, to Canada’s Maritime Provinces, the eclipse is predicted to be among the most watched of all time.

From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024

We know from a mid-seventeenth-century account of an “Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, to the Grand Tartar, Cham, Emperor of China.”

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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