Expanse and Span

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Expanse noun - A wide space or area.

Usage example: the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships

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Span is a synonym for expanse in large space topic. In some cases you can use "Span" instead a noun "Expanse".

Span noun - The distance or interval between two points.

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Expanse is a synonym for span in size topic. Sometimes you can use "Expanse" instead a noun "Span".

Nearby Word: spanned

broad	broad expanse	broad span
full	full expanse	full span
infinite	infinite expanse	infinite span
true	true expanse	true span
Other adjectives: sheer, entire, massive, enormous, flat, vast, wide, dimensional.

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