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 That pressure has ranged from sanctions against members of the White House press corps to regulatory actions through the Federal Communications Commission to outright lawsuits. Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Its robotics exhibits ranged from humanoids that could walk, run and manipulate objects to quadrupeds and mobile rovers built for difficult terrain. Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026 My treatments ranged from the restorative to the genuinely bracing. Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 24 July 2026 The rest ranged from issues like immigration enforcement and Georgia’s marquee races to more surprising chatter about the hometown baseball team. Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 Nichols’ work ranged from country music to pop and gospel, as well as television. Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 The conversation ranged from Nolan’s decision to make Polyphemus (the Cyclops that Matt Damon’s Odysseus stabs in the eye) nonverbal to the film’s depiction of language itself. Antonio Ferme, Variety, 18 July 2026 Brewers second baseman Brice Turang ranged far to his right to take a hit and an RBI away from Kyle Stowers to end the fourth. ABC News, 17 July 2026 The pieces ranged in size from a few inches to as long as six feet. Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranged
Verb
  • Grammy rules permit an individual recording to compete in one specialized genre field, even when the album connected to that artist is classified elsewhere.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In using the hydration breaks as an opportunity to air a few minutes of extra commercials per half, Fox’s World Cup coverage has been classified as an entirely separate entity from Telemundo’s traditional ad-free presentation.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Mixed-ancestry people (called Métis in Canada) who were not bound to reservations, in particular, roamed far and wide collecting bones and came to dominate the trade.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026
  • Torres, who roamed into the box unmarked, received a headed pass from Nico Williams and rocketed the ball with his left foot past Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez in the 106th minute.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Explanations as to why he was fired have varied widely from the defense minister allegedly being too corrupt, not corrupt enough, too combative with army leadership, too showy, too popular, and too in the clouds on military matters.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • How immigration officers use force The ways officers deployed force varied widely.
    Meg Anderson, NPR, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Common decor items can become easily turn into visual clutter when not arranged with care.
    Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
  • These icons—including symbols associated with hygiene, nature, science, sustainability, food, and culture—are arranged to form a large letter U, echoing the original corporate logo while also reflecting the company’s commitment to diversity.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Though Miami has four players who ranked in the top 38 in three-point percentage last season, the perception has been that the Heat is one shooter short.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The Chiefs ranked second in pass-block win rate last year, per ESPN’s Analytics tracking.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • After running away from home, Fig wandered nearly 30 miles before someone spotted her and the sheriff's department picked her up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • So would pianist Jake Shapiro, tickling the ivories as one wandered, to the limited extent one was allowed to wander.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The shear has already displaced most of Bertha’s thunderstorms to the south of its center, preventing the storm from becoming better organized.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • That belief has organized how families, schools and talent programs operate for nearly a century.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Brady was grouped with Novak Djokovic and eventual overall winner Justin Bieber (both of whom hit multiple shots from the three-point line).
    David Betancourt, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Among the diverse international literatures grouped together under that heading, there are dozens of writers who reinvented literature to cope with ruptures of their own.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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