extent
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- n the point or degree to which something extends
the extent of the damage
the full extent of the law
to a certain extent she was right - n the distance or area or volume over which something extends
the vast extent of the desert
an orchard of considerable extent
- But the extent of his influence across jazz, across American music and around the world has such continuing stature that he is one of the few who can easily be mentioned with .
- To an extent, Russia can use its vast profits to get its way.
- Juliet Schor: To the extent that the painlessness of purchasing online has encouraged people to spend money, and to the extent that many of us get caught up in a continuous cycle .