widely distributed
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: existing over a large area
The plant is widely distributed throughout the world.
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The eastern wild turkey is the most abundant and widely distributed subspecies of turkey in North America.
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M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 27 Mar. 2024
Purportedly taken by her husband Prince William in Windsor, the photo was widely distributed by wire services like the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Getty Images.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
The gold mineralization appears to be widely distributed in disseminations, fractures and veinlets at high levels within its quartz-feldspar porphyry, feldspar porphyry stocks, quartzites and related hydrothermal breccias.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2024
As the man lived alone in a forested area and reported no recent travel or close contacts with similar illness or travel, this suggests the virus is more widely distributed in animals than previously thought, scientists from the state’s health department said.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
But new, early-stage research points toward what could be a path for a universal antivenom, one that could be more easily produced and widely distributed than the old-fashioned ones.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 22 Feb. 2024
Those policies are: — An Emergency Action Plan for each high school athletic venue that are widely distributed, posted, rehearsed, and updated annually.
—Rob Maaddi, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Movies once saturated the culture, especially when the Oscars were bestowed long after films were widely distributed and deep into the following year’s spring.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
The cases are widely distributed throughout the country, with 20 of the country's 24 governmental regions (departments) reporting at least one case.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023
M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 27 Mar. 2024
Purportedly taken by her husband Prince William in Windsor, the photo was widely distributed by wire services like the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Getty Images.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
The gold mineralization appears to be widely distributed in disseminations, fractures and veinlets at high levels within its quartz-feldspar porphyry, feldspar porphyry stocks, quartzites and related hydrothermal breccias.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2024
As the man lived alone in a forested area and reported no recent travel or close contacts with similar illness or travel, this suggests the virus is more widely distributed in animals than previously thought, scientists from the state’s health department said.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
But new, early-stage research points toward what could be a path for a universal antivenom, one that could be more easily produced and widely distributed than the old-fashioned ones.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 22 Feb. 2024
Those policies are: — An Emergency Action Plan for each high school athletic venue that are widely distributed, posted, rehearsed, and updated annually.
—Rob Maaddi, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Movies once saturated the culture, especially when the Oscars were bestowed long after films were widely distributed and deep into the following year’s spring.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
The cases are widely distributed throughout the country, with 20 of the country's 24 governmental regions (departments) reporting at least one case.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023
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“Widely distributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widely%20distributed. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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