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 culinary offerings run the gamut, from celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s fine-dining restaurant to Chambao, a casual dinner spot where your feet can nestle in the sand.
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Yakitori restaurants run the gamut from casual standing bars under the train tracks to upscale wooden counters overlooking an open kitchen.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 12 June 2025
The new concert hubs — which will run the gamut from intimate clubs to large outdoor amphitheaters — are expected to open over the next 18 months and will cost $1 billion to build, according to Live Nation's press release.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Previously announced newcomers run the gamut from Rosie O'Donnell to Patti LuPone to Cheri Oteri, and EW can also confirm the arrivals of Jackie Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building), Ryan Serhant (real-estate agent from Owning Manhattan), as well as a few other names (see below).
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2025
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Yakitori restaurants run the gamut from casual standing bars under the train tracks to upscale wooden counters overlooking an open kitchen.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 12 June 2025
The new concert hubs — which will run the gamut from intimate clubs to large outdoor amphitheaters — are expected to open over the next 18 months and will cost $1 billion to build, according to Live Nation's press release.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Previously announced newcomers run the gamut from Rosie O'Donnell to Patti LuPone to Cheri Oteri, and EW can also confirm the arrivals of Jackie Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building), Ryan Serhant (real-estate agent from Owning Manhattan), as well as a few other names (see below).
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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