run the gamut

idiom

: to encompass an entire range of something
Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.

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Your favorite streaming services like Netflix, Apple TV+, Peacock and Amazon's Prime Video are unleashing a host of new movies that run the gamut of genres and tastes. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 Best black midi-dresses Black midi-dresses run the gamut of shape and vibe, and so do their many styling possibilities. Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025 The manosphere—an intersecting web of influencers and communities that run the gamut from self-improvement to neo-misogyny and white supremacy—offers a counterfeit version of these needs. Jonathon Reed, Time, 8 Oct. 2025 The prices run the gamut as well. Tammy Algood, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run the gamut

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“Run the gamut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20gamut. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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