wide-ranging
adjective
wide-rang·ing
ˈwīd-ˌrān-jiŋ 
: extensive in scope : comprehensive
wide-ranging interests
Examples of wide-ranging in a Sentence
his wide-ranging business interests and real estate holdings make him one of the most powerful men in the state
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In Australia, a wide-ranging inquiry commission examining antisemitism after a massacre at a Hanukkah celebration heard this week from Jews who said escalating hatred has left them fearful and vulnerable.
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David Crary, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In a wide-ranging study published Wednesday, the Financial Stability Board said the industry's lack of standardized, transparent data, along with opaque valuation practices and complex funding structures and vehicles, is bringing vulnerabilities to broader markets.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The result is a wide-ranging presentation that reflects the diversity of Cuban artistic production across generations and geographies.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Back upstairs in the living room and hallways, art was stacked, leaning against the walls, and in a bedroom and home office, piles and piles of books spoke to a lifetime of collecting by someone with a wide-ranging and curious mind.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
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David Crary, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In a wide-ranging study published Wednesday, the Financial Stability Board said the industry's lack of standardized, transparent data, along with opaque valuation practices and complex funding structures and vehicles, is bringing vulnerabilities to broader markets.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The result is a wide-ranging presentation that reflects the diversity of Cuban artistic production across generations and geographies.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Back upstairs in the living room and hallways, art was stacked, leaning against the walls, and in a bedroom and home office, piles and piles of books spoke to a lifetime of collecting by someone with a wide-ranging and curious mind.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
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“Wide-ranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-ranging. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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