countrywide

Definition of countrywidenext

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Recent Examples of countrywide Now, as countrywide protests have surged following George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis, Trump has turned up the heat again, stoking the flames rather than seeking to put them out. Brian Bennett, Time, 31 May 2020 In the midst of the rampant, countrywide shuttering of bars and restaurants due to COVID-19, there are few ties left to the proverbial night out. Popular Science, 29 May 2020 Rates in San Antonio are slightly better than countrywide figures: Nationwide, about 87.7 percent of renters made full or partial payments by May 13, down 2.1 percentage points from last year, the National Multifamily Housing Council reported. Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com, 22 May 2020 Many are still marooned after getting swept up in rapidly changing travel restrictions, countrywide quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. NBC News, 1 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for countrywide
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Adjective
  • Tensions high since Tehran’s bloody crackdown on protests DUBAI -- Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will take place Friday in Oman, the Iranian foreign minister said, as tensions between the countries remain high after Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month.
    JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In Texas, kids taken into state custody leave a kinship placement twice as often as the nationwide rate, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal data tracking kids removed from their homes in a four-year period.
    Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The deaths of Pretti and Renee Good have transformed the national conversation on immigration enforcement and appear to have driven a tone shift from the White House in recent days.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
  • At least five national leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have visited Xi in January alone.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Countrywide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countrywide. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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