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
Lee and her brother William would preach far and wide to attract people to their cause (a necessity, given the lifetime celibacy requirement) and their pursuit of a utopian society free of any and all sin.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Reporters ventured from far and wide to see the fourth-year coach — who’s 20-20 to this point — explain his way around one of UF’s worst losses this century.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
But Pynchon traversed California far and wide in his youth.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Eagles spread out far and wide during the first years of their life.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Reporters ventured from far and wide to see the fourth-year coach — who’s 20-20 to this point — explain his way around one of UF’s worst losses this century.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
But Pynchon traversed California far and wide in his youth.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Eagles spread out far and wide during the first years of their life.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and wide
Adverb
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Collectives went from nonexistent to everywhere seemingly overnight.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ten years on from the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the vision of improving lives everywhere in harmony with our planet is under unprecedented strain.—
Sebastian Buckup,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The right-hander has risen to the occasion by primarily using a power sinker that enables him to pitch effectively high and low.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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What The Girlfriend, Sirens, and The Hunting Wives accomplish, though, is a melding of high and low art that in this current era of western-cosplaying and IP-chasing TV feels more and more rare.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Far and wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20wide. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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