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
According to recent media reports, that's in part because his phone number has been shared far and wide.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
The Fox dynasty stretched far and wide.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, the idea behind the central limit theorem — the power and reliability of averages — has been used far and wide to extend the power of statistics.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
With each player contributing original pieces, Silkroad draws on rituals far and wide.
—Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
The Fox dynasty stretched far and wide.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, the idea behind the central limit theorem — the power and reliability of averages — has been used far and wide to extend the power of statistics.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
With each player contributing original pieces, Silkroad draws on rituals far and wide.
—Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for far and wide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and wide
Adverb
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The proliferation of letters in the New Testament is also typical of second-century literary activity; letters written as rhetorical models, using the epistolary form as an intimate vehicle for argument, are everywhere in the later period.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer seemed frazzled, and her apartment was in disarray with clothes and shoes strewn everywhere.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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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The unit offers high and low toothbrush settings as well as quiet operation, and features 10 water flosser pressure settings.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 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 20 Apr. 2026.
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