noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ full , greatest , maximum , overall
▪
The overall ~ of civilian casualties remained unclear.
▪ actual , exact , precise , true
▪ geographical , territorial
VERB + EXTENT
▪ reach
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The network had reached its greatest ~ in route mileage.
▪ see
▪ consider , examine , explore , investigate
▪ assess , calculate , estimate , evaluate , gauge , judge , measure
▪ define , determine , establish , identify
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a statement defining the ~ of Latvia's territory
▪ discover
▪ acknowledge , appreciate , realize , recognize
▪ know , understand
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We do not yet know the ~ of her injuries.
▪ demonstrate , illustrate , indicate , make clear , reflect , reveal , show
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The operation revealed the ~ of the cancer.
▪ discuss
▪ clarify , explain
▪ emphasize , highlight , underline ( esp. BrE ), underscore ( esp. AmE )
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The victory underlined the ~ to which Prussia had become a major power.
▪ increase
▪ exaggerate , overstate
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She was exaggerating the true ~ of the problem.
▪ downplay , understate
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Those figures actually understate the ~ of the problem.
▪ overestimate , underestimate
▪ ignore
▪ conceal , obscure
▪ limit , reduce , restrict
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to reduce the ~ of deforestation
▪ affect
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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The park is about 20 acres in ~.
▪ to an ~
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To an ~ (= to some degree) East-West distrust continued throughout the war.
▪ to a … ~
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He had withdrawn from the company of his friends to an alarming ~.
PHRASES
▪ at sth's greatest ~ ( esp. BrE )
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At its greatest ~ the empire comprised most of western France.
▪ to a considerable ~ , to a great ~ , to a large ~ , to a significant ~
▪ to a certain ~ , to some ~
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To some ~, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
▪ to a lesser ~ , to a limited ~ , to a small ~
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The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser ~, wildlife.
▪ to the ~ possible ( esp. AmE ), to the fullest, greatest, maximum, etc. ~ possible
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I will answer your questions about this case to the ~ possible.
▪ to the same ~
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People no longer live in small communities to the same ~ as they used to.