as in extensive
having considerable extent
to the pioneers the far-reaching prairies seemed like an endless sea of grass
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Recent Examples of far-reaching
Lastly, California needs to make radical, far-reaching budget and regulatory cost cuts across the board.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Sensitive data on pricing, routing, customer identity, and cargo contents moves across systems, where a single compromised credential can have a far-reaching impact.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026
From an institutional point of view, the initiative with the most far-reaching implications for the development of free newspapers started in February 1995, in Sweden.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Apr. 2026
The ripple effect of this shortage is far-reaching.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Sensitive data on pricing, routing, customer identity, and cargo contents moves across systems, where a single compromised credential can have a far-reaching impact.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026
From an institutional point of view, the initiative with the most far-reaching implications for the development of free newspapers started in February 1995, in Sweden.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Apr. 2026
The ripple effect of this shortage is far-reaching.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-reaching
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Magyar granted the filmmakers, a husband-and-wife team named Tamás Yvan Topolánszky and Claudia Sümeghy, extensive access to his campaign.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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One apartment, which had extensive damage, had an open door, while its neighbor closed their front door.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The partnership expands in spring 2027 with a broader assortment of footwear, accessories and small leather goods.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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However, when combined with broader tax regimes, these tax policies may contribute to gradual shifts in where ultra-wealthy individuals allocate assets, particularly toward lower-tax jurisdictions.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Attenborough, more than anybody, has established the link between the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond—which, thanks to him, is revealed to be wider, weirder, and more combative than anyone could have conceived.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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However, passes weren’t connecting, Montreal’s speed was able to keep up with the Frost’s own, and shot attempts ended up being too wide of the net to go in.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Processing a tragedy The question of how to process, or what to make of, a sweeping tragedy lingers for the people and communities still living with the memories of the crash.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Deep in Mesoamerica’s largest rainforest stands a bare concrete house with a sweeping view and dark history.—
Anna Lello-Smith,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Decades of local service as mayor and county supervisor have given me a deep understanding of local, state and federal issues.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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In Russia, indulging in such conspiracies is often less an exercise in political prediction than an expression of deeper anxieties that can be otherwise hard to express.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Decades of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan has stopped, but unresolved disputes remain, and neither side has signed a formal, comprehensive peace treaty.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The city still doesn’t have comprehensive recommendations on data center regulations.—
TERRY ROUECHE,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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Because certain members portrayed didn’t leave expansive journals, Fehrman sometimes has to rely on conjecture or push his imaginative reconstruction too far.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
6 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the top-floor Presidential Suite, once a favorite of both Elvis Presley and Audrey Hepburn, offers an expansive terrace and interiors.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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“Far-reaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-reaching. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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