NATIONWIDE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

nationwide

adjective

Definition of nationwide

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including or involving all parts of a nation or country a nationwide initiative to improve infrastructure

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Recent Examples of nationwide Students barricaded a high school in northeastern Paris with garbage bins on Thursday before police moved in with tear gas, as France’s nationwide protests showed few signs of ending. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The $250 million is expected to support up to one million children nationwide. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The death of an 87-year-old woman who was evicted from her longtime home has intensified a political crisis in Spain, where nationwide protests over soaring housing costs have helped force an early election. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The academy first published a policy statement on raw milk in 2014, endorsing a nationwide ban on its sale and encouraging its members to reach out to state representatives to advocate for such a restriction. — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nationwide

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Most of the effort to increase that and boost housing construction and supply comes from the state and local level, rather than something Congress can do at the national level.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Mazda Motor’s flag and Japanese national flag are hoisted at the company headquarters in Fuchu-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan July 15, 2025.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

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The state also has policies to prevent federal authorities from accessing motor vehicle and driver's license records of immigrants without a court order or search warrant.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
In total, 96 groups across the country saw their funding expire at the end of the September, because of a reorganization in the way federal dollars are being distributed.

— Ciara McCarthy October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

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