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as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
the campers were ranged in patrols, each patrol consisting of girls in a certain age group
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as in roamed
to move about from place to place aimlessly
she let her dog off the leash and whistled for him every now and then to make sure he didn't range out of hearing
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as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement
chairs were ranged round the perimeter of the room
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Recent Examples of ranged
After those four arrests, his time in jail ranged from one day to one month.
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Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Under offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson, the Hurricanes’ offense has ranged from solid to the best in the nation.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Works written or commissioned during the period ranged from imperial chronicles to Sufi poetry and personal memoirs.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
The 2018 Government Accountability Office study found fees for secondary tickets ranged from 20% to 56% of the face value of the ticket, with an average fee of about 31%, compared with the 27% figure for the primary market.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Estimates of total fraud in state programs have ranged wildly, from hundreds of millions of dollars to as much as $9 billion.
—Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Those infected ranged in age from 1 to 85 years old, health officials said.
—Don Sweeney
april 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
That ranged from humpback whale for his 'Amaze!
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Who once ranged in love, out there, the farthest animal of our personhood.
—Timmy Straw, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Under offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson, the Hurricanes’ offense has ranged from solid to the best in the nation.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Works written or commissioned during the period ranged from imperial chronicles to Sufi poetry and personal memoirs.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
The 2018 Government Accountability Office study found fees for secondary tickets ranged from 20% to 56% of the face value of the ticket, with an average fee of about 31%, compared with the 27% figure for the primary market.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Estimates of total fraud in state programs have ranged wildly, from hundreds of millions of dollars to as much as $9 billion.
—Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Those infected ranged in age from 1 to 85 years old, health officials said.
—Don Sweeney
april 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
That ranged from humpback whale for his 'Amaze!
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Who once ranged in love, out there, the farthest animal of our personhood.
—Timmy Straw, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranged
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Police said Darden is classified as a missing adult and was reported missing to both the Oakland Police Department and the Berkeley Police Department.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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If classified as homicides, these would be the city’s first of the year.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The world was a better place when rom-coms roamed the land.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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No school had won three championships in four seasons in about half a century, not since John Wooden roamed the sideline for UCLA.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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Vance said the response from Iran had varied depending on the group.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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The overarching takeaway of the study was that the benefits of crying greatly depended on the reason for why the participants were crying in the first place — which also varied depending on gender.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Private museum tours, sandal-making workshops, and boat trips to the nearby islands of Aegina and Kea (where another One&Only opens in 2024) can be arranged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Uncollected Letters of Virginia Woolf, weighing in at a thousand pages and containing over 1,400 letters (additions to the 3,766 letters that were published in six volumes, edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann, between 1975 and 1980), is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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All 39 Florida cities ranked in the top 100 thanks to an ideal climate.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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Two weeks ago, they were ranked 10th.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dowland said the peacock recently wandered into his home through a back door.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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While there, the dog wandered off, and Chris brought her back.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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The $4 million prize money in the event organized by Golf Saudi and co-sanctioned by the LPGA and Ladies European Tour drew 38 of the top 40 players.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The late Pope Francis organized a similar vigil in 2013 for Syria – to rally against the civil war and reject military intervention – which was attended by around 100,000 people.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the Obama Center artists, who will be grouped in a section called Embodiment, there are two other main sections at the fair.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Artemis 4 candidate landing sites are grouped around the south pole below Moretus at the extreme edge of the lunar disk, though only a glimpse of the most northerly sites such as Nobel Crater and Malapert Massif can be spotted when lunar libration is favorable.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Ranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranged. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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