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
Enter casting director Lucy Bevan, who searched far and wide looking at thousands of tapes.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
The first-term lawmaker acknowledged that word of the bill hasn’t traveled far and wide.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Cyclones have landed players from far and wide, including the Power 4, Group of 5, FCS and even the Division II ranks.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Season 30’s contestants come from far and wide, originating from reality TV, music, sports and pop culture.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
The first-term lawmaker acknowledged that word of the bill hasn’t traveled far and wide.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Cyclones have landed players from far and wide, including the Power 4, Group of 5, FCS and even the Division II ranks.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Season 30’s contestants come from far and wide, originating from reality TV, music, sports and pop culture.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far and wide
Adverb
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These modern industrialists understand that intelligence embedded everywhere must be guided wisely everywhere.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Utica greens is a classic Italian American dish that goes by that name everywhere except Utica itself.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The gap between high and low meaningful difference is a 5x penetration advantage.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Zillow calculates the value of a typical home using the average middle third of home values (eliminating statistical anomalies at the high and low end).—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Far and wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20wide. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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