run the gamut
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: to encompass an entire range of something
Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.
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This season’s ballet styles run the gamut from round-toe ballet slippers to more contemporary takes with square-toe shapes or Mary Jane straps.
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Nina Derwin, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
Love’s three previous playoff starts have run the gamut.
—Steve Megargee, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
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Nina Derwin, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
Love’s three previous playoff starts have run the gamut.
—Steve Megargee, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
From the beeswax taper that Kelly Wearstler swears by as a dinner party MVP to the Cire Trudon classic multiple pros call their favorite, their answers run the gamut.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
Your free space is a new Fed chair, and other predictions run the gamut from likely to long-shot.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Run the gamut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20gamut. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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