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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Lawmakers charged through dozens of bills as the legislative session neared a close late Friday night, and had to reconvene Saturday to pass a wide-ranging climate and energy deal that came through late in the week.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In a wide-ranging new conversation with The New York Times, Crowe said Cusack didn't want Lloyd to hold the boom box at all.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
In his wide-ranging interview with Tucker Carlson, the OpenAI CEO described the weight of overseeing a technology that hundreds of millions of people now use daily.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Protection also ensures that animal habitats, especially those of wide-ranging creatures, is as free as possible from human influence.
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In a wide-ranging new conversation with The New York Times, Crowe said Cusack didn't want Lloyd to hold the boom box at all.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
In his wide-ranging interview with Tucker Carlson, the OpenAI CEO described the weight of overseeing a technology that hundreds of millions of people now use daily.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Protection also ensures that animal habitats, especially those of wide-ranging creatures, is as free as possible from human influence.
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Wide-ranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-ranging. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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