widely distributed
idiom
: existing over a large area
The plant is widely distributed throughout the world.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI’s position is that one route to ensuring the gains from AI are widely distributed is to put the technology into the hands of more people.
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They were not known to have been widely distributed.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 July 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Nama barking geckos have been found at many desert sites across southern Namibia and one site in South Africa but are likely more widely distributed there, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
OpenAI’s position is that one route to ensuring the gains from AI are widely distributed is to put the technology into the hands of more people.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
They were not known to have been widely distributed.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 July 2025
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“Widely distributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widely%20distributed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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