ranged

past tense of range
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as in varied
to occur within a continuous range of variation the color of Florida grapefruit can range anywhere from pale pink to ruby red

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Recent Examples of ranged Participants' ages ranged from 35 to 84, with 53% of those studied being women. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 Additionally, Flock will be reducing default data retention period to seven days, which to date has ranged state-by-state to follow local laws. Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026 Casar has been on a media blitz pitching progressives’ AI proposals, which have ranged from a ban on AI superintelligence to a tax on the technology to pay for a jobs program that offsets related layoffs. Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Echaudemaison’s models ranged from 10 years old to well beyond 60. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 Across the state, the portion of the sun's light that the moon blocked ranged from 17% in Juneau to 37% in Fairbanks, according to NASA. Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026 This flood of emotions must have ranged from relief to euphoria to mind-splitting fury. Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Ripa agreed, explaining that the answers ranged dramatically in severity. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 Participants ranged from 45 to 64 at the start of the study, with an average age of 53. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranged
Verb
  • The medium-lift rocket’s payload was classified, but it was believed to be a military communications satellite.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The report classified another 46 percent of finishing processes as having a medium chemical impact.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At safety, Kevin Byard roamed all over the secondary, gave up one reception and tallied a would-be sack on a blitz.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Between canapés and conversations, the Directory members roamed the gallery’s furniture, textiles, and lighting, many conceived as an homage to South Asian craftsmanship reimagined through a Western lens.
    AD PRO, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Others varied the potatoes and went with diced frozen ones or crispy tots.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The dozens of similar shows that have followed, many of them starring Kidman as well—she can also be found in The Undoing, Expats, Nine Perfect Strangers, and The Perfect Couple—have varied in quality.
    Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The apartments at 64 Pratt are arranged around an atrium that soars three stories, from floor three to six.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Bike rentals and a range of experiences can be arranged, including wine tasting and artisan workshops.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The survey revealed that when parents evaluate family-friendly retail and experiences, fun and enjoyment (68 percent) and spending time together (66 percent) ranked higher than price and affordability (60 percent).
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Arango, a 25-year-old qualifier from Colombia ranked 95th, needed 1 hour, 5 minutes to defeat Williams on the grandstand court at Lindner Tennis Center.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In both cases, a child that Tyler Boebert was watching wandered away from Congresswoman Boebert’s home, according to 9News.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Hunters and Firebells, who would play the following day, wandered the grounds in full uniform.
    Jaclyn Licht, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • To reveal who’s the most rested of them all, the World Economic Forum organized data from Sleep Cycle, an app used around the world that tracks how much shut-eye people are achieving.
    Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa.
    Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some tell a coherent story when grouped; others are simply strange on their own terms.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Those metrics were then grouped into three categories — Cost & Financing, Education Outcomes and Career Outcomes — to determine each state's overall score.
    Ahmed Jawadi, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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