Soon, the expanse of the galaxy became reminiscent of ancient Polynesian migrational waves throughout the Pacific Ocean.
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Expanse
/ɪkˈspæns/
Synonyms for "expanse" (124 found)
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Noun(20 words)
Adjective(2 words)
vast plainvast region
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8 entriesbreadth of knowledgedesert expansegamut of possibilitiesgrassland expanseocean expanserange of topicsscope of researchsky expanse
Collocations
6 entriesexpanse of landexpanse of spaceopen expansepastoral expansevast expansewide expanse
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4 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Every night, we all gaze up at the magnificent starry sky above us thinking about the vastness and the expanse of space... it really is quite a bit to take in.
Source: tatoeba (4843022)
Our wagonette had topped a rise and in front of us rose the huge expanse of the moor, mottled with gnarled and craggy cairns and tors. A cold wind swept down from it and set us shivering.
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I looked round, with a chill of fear in my heart, at the huge swelling plain, mottled with the green patches of rushes. Nothing stirred over the vast expanse save a pair of ravens, which croaked loudly from a tor behind us.
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