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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Below in a wide-ranging interview, Hauser opens up about everything from his cowboy upbringings and Yellowstone casting story to his love for the PBR.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
The potential hazards of a wide-ranging cross examination were apparently a factor in his decision over the weekend to also not take the stand at the retrial.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 June 2025
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Cyrus, 32, discussed the price of fame, surpassing her father in success, and working to see her parents as people.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 June 2025
In October 2024, in a wide-ranging Rolling Stone interview, Stevie Nicks gushed about Amazon’s Daisy Jones and the Six adaption starring Riley Keough.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
The potential hazards of a wide-ranging cross examination were apparently a factor in his decision over the weekend to also not take the stand at the retrial.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 June 2025
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Cyrus, 32, discussed the price of fame, surpassing her father in success, and working to see her parents as people.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 June 2025
In October 2024, in a wide-ranging Rolling Stone interview, Stevie Nicks gushed about Amazon’s Daisy Jones and the Six adaption starring Riley Keough.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
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“Wide-ranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-ranging. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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