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
While the event’s perspective on design changes each year, the one constant is the style of those who travel far and wide to attend.
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Pernille Teisbaek, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
Kacey Musgraves has traveled far and wide across her 14-year career.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
For three days, souls would gather from far and wide.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The ponies are the reason people travel far and wide to a seven-mile-long island that might otherwise escape notice.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
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Pernille Teisbaek, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
Kacey Musgraves has traveled far and wide across her 14-year career.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
For three days, souls would gather from far and wide.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The ponies are the reason people travel far and wide to a seven-mile-long island that might otherwise escape notice.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for far and wide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and wide
Adverb
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This was a boon for budget-conscious fliers everywhere.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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For those with eyes to see, Obama-era city nostalgia is everywhere in pop culture right now.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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While defeating the two measures has relieved many property owners in South Hadley, budget shortfalls due to dwindling state aid and fading federal pandemic-era funds are causing local governments to search high and low for new sources of funding.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Shortly thereafter, gaps between high and low performers began to grow at the national level, which many education scholars attribute both to the introduction of screens and the loosening of accountability.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 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 May. 2026.
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