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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

Example Sentences

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Their co-workers hailed from the provinces of Hubei and Sichuan, and they had all come to Xinjiang for the same reason: to make enough money to provide for their families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The city is the capital of the Western Cape, the only of nine provinces run by the DA.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

If provinces deem that they're not "strategic" water reserves, they can take them off Ianigla's national inventory, meaning they will no longer have those environmental protections.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The layout of the buildings is highly unusual, with no known parallels in the Roman provinces of Germania or Gaul.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

He had visited governors of distant provinces before; he had attended state banquets and done his best to charm those his father asked him to charm.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo