Extent and Sweep

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Extent

Extent noun - A wide space or area.

Usage example: the seemingly endless extent of the windswept prairies

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Sweep is a synonym for extent in place topic. In some cases you can use "Sweep" instead a noun "Extent", when it comes to topics like range, size, territory.

Nearby Words: extend, extension

Sweep

Sweep noun - An area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends.

Usage example: Mrs. Griswold has been a teacher for so long that the sweep of her influence extends across three generations of the townspeople

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Extent is a synonym for sweep in place topic. You can use "Extent" instead a noun "Sweep", if it concerns topics such as range, space, expanse, territory.

Nearby Words: sweeping, sweeper

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good	good extent	good sweep
full	full extent	full sweep
entire	entire extent	entire sweep
huge	huge extent	huge sweep
Other adjectives: impressive, new, largest.

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