as in everywhere
in every place or in all places
we searched far and wide for a surgeon who could perform that delicate operation
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Recent Examples of far and wide
Today, 15 of the 16 titles for the Series Mania Forum pitch were announced, with projects coming from as far and wide as Kyrgyzstan to Canada.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
For homeowners who prefer to test the waters — and their pricing strategy — before listing their property far and wide, Compass offers the option of marketing their property a couple of different ways.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The showing from police far and wide is indicative how those in the profession see one another as family, said Bill Owensby, president of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 21 Feb. 2026
And a subset of big-time traders travel far and wide every two or four years just to get in on the action, usually standing outside a venue with a board, blanket or scarf studded with rows of shiny, colorful pins.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
For homeowners who prefer to test the waters — and their pricing strategy — before listing their property far and wide, Compass offers the option of marketing their property a couple of different ways.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The showing from police far and wide is indicative how those in the profession see one another as family, said Bill Owensby, president of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 21 Feb. 2026
And a subset of big-time traders travel far and wide every two or four years just to get in on the action, usually standing outside a venue with a board, blanket or scarf studded with rows of shiny, colorful pins.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and wide
Adverb
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After the Pac-12 collapsed in 2024, scattering the remaining teams to various NCAA conferences, questions around the women’s programs were everywhere.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Saatva has ranked highly everywhere from our list of best duvet covers to hybrid mattresses.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach, R-Spearfish, has a bill moving through the Legislature that would use the eight-year market average, throwing out the high and low numbers, to set taxable values for individual properties with a goal of moderating spikes in valuations and taxes.—
Meghan O'Brien,
States Newsroom,
27 Feb. 2026
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The three actors spend the bulk of their time explaining how things went down in real time, as opposed to rattling off high and low lights.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Far and wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20wide. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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