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 condemnations run the gamut: accusations of antisemitism; accusations of outsider agitators; accusations charging the moral emptiness of the listless radical chic.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Treatment Options For Cats With Seasonal Allergies Treatment options for cats with seasonal allergies run the gamut depending on the severity of symptoms, according to Dr. Richter.
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Over the past two decades, Jia has burnished his reputation with a variety of shorts, docs and fictional stories that run the gamut from violent thrillers (A Touch of Sin, Ash Is Purest White) to melancholic social tragedies (Still Life, Mountains May Depart).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Friendship is funny when the two men are bonding — Craig indulges in fantasies of how their bond will deepen that run the gamut from carrying Austin after a fall off a ladder to surviving a postapocalyptic future together.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 May 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Treatment Options For Cats With Seasonal Allergies Treatment options for cats with seasonal allergies run the gamut depending on the severity of symptoms, according to Dr. Richter.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Over the past two decades, Jia has burnished his reputation with a variety of shorts, docs and fictional stories that run the gamut from violent thrillers (A Touch of Sin, Ash Is Purest White) to melancholic social tragedies (Still Life, Mountains May Depart).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Friendship is funny when the two men are bonding — Craig indulges in fantasies of how their bond will deepen that run the gamut from carrying Austin after a fall off a ladder to surviving a postapocalyptic future together.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 May 2025
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“Run the gamut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20gamut. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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