Thesaurus results for WIDTHS

widths

noun

plural of width

as in scopes

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends surprised by the width of his power and influence in the oil business

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Recent Examples of widths The trail starts as a wide paved path before transitioning after about a third of a mile to a dirt path of varying widths. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The faux suede boots, which are available in standard and wide calf widths, feature a pointed toe, block heels, and a slouchy design. — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 The shoes come in a range of fun color combinations and sizes 5–16, including half sizes and wide widths. — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 Accessibility All areas of the hotel are accessible by wheelchair, with compliant door widths. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026 From that glossy start emerges an elaborate, colossal bun composed of braids in varying widths—from pencil-thin plaits woven around the base to chunkier folds making up the lion’s share of the height-enhancing sculpture. — Marci Robin, Allure, 29 June 2026 Like other Birkenstock shoes, its strap is adjustable, but the shoe also comes in two widths—one for narrow feet and one for wider feet. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 These priority zones focus on pedestrian traffic by installing crosswalks at all intersections, banning right turns on red lights, increasing crossing time, shading sidewalks, lowering speed limits and reducing driving lane widths. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Once the ramp reopens, traffic lane widths will be reduced, officials said. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

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As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel.

— Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

Definition of scopes

Noun

Quiñones, an artist known as @skullsqwat and stylist to It-girl supreme and rock-star newlywed Gabbriette (known to her as Gabi), dwells in many realms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Yet Parton’s willingness to move among musical genres and other realms of entertainment, and to try just about anything, was part of her genius.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

The stock market is doing just enough, through slim trading volumes and narrow index trading ranges, to escape August with its uptrend intact.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
In practice, American pilots will be able to detect an enemy on radar, launch the missile from extreme ranges and destroy the target before coming within close proximity to the enemy, potentially increasing the pilot's survivability.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of ranges

Noun

But the tricky bit is doing so without eviscerating Congress’ regulatory powers across a lot of different dimensions, including criminal law, that the justices may also think important.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Super stylish thing there although a bit difficult at this (telephoto-lens) distance to get a feel for the dimensions of the piece.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of dimensions

Noun

This hardware is used to test different combinations of wavelengths and amplitudes during calibration.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
But the physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed and collaborators realized that there were more compact ways to understand these scattering amplitudes.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026

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