run the gamut
idiom
: to encompass an entire range of something
Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.
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The depiction of vampires on film has run the gamut from creepy classics like Nosferatu (1922) to moody gothic romance like Nosferatu (2024), and this Swedish horror drama has a little something for everyone.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
The reactions of Idaho lawmakers, lawyers and gun-rights activists to the killing of a Minnesota protester run the gamut.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
These companies run the gamut of sectors from agribusiness to publishing, financial services to manufacturing.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Let that be a recommendation for those who aren’t shy about these things, which run the gamut from eye-poppingly (or, as audiences will soon learn, eye-twistingly) icky, very impressive, and even occasionally playful.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
The reactions of Idaho lawmakers, lawyers and gun-rights activists to the killing of a Minnesota protester run the gamut.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
These companies run the gamut of sectors from agribusiness to publishing, financial services to manufacturing.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Let that be a recommendation for those who aren’t shy about these things, which run the gamut from eye-poppingly (or, as audiences will soon learn, eye-twistingly) icky, very impressive, and even occasionally playful.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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