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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ranged But most aldermen have ranged from cautious to hostile to the proposal. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Their concerns ranged from noise pollution to water depletion to higher water and energy bills. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026 According to media buyers, the average unit cost for a 30-second national spot has ranged between $425,000 to $650,000 a pop, and a long series would have paid off handsomely for the broadcaster. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The dressings within it ranged in temperatures of 46-50 degrees. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Her stories depicted Irish estates, London courtships, and heroes who ranged from dashing to bumbling. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Estimates of the number of double agents ranged from 38 to four dozen. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 The investigations ranged from identity theft to retailers illegally exchanging cash for food benefits. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026 These holdings ranged from a Colonial house in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of San Miguel de Allende to a massive Las Vegas mansion outfitted with a 1950s-style diner and an underground nightclub. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranged
Verb
  • Malm was traveling to speak at a conference alongside a co-founder of Palestine Action, a direct action group that the UK classified as a terrorist organization last year.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The city’s staff report nevertheless classified the situation as an emergency, citing the potential for employee exposure and chemical reactions.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In March, federal officials estimated roughly 3,900 wild burros roamed there – far above the agency’s management target of about 450 animals.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026
  • While dinosaurs roamed the earth, giant monsters roamed the sea.
    — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While Friday’s industrial action has been nationwide, demands have varied from one location to the next.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The agents engaged in a wide range of activities that varied markedly across agents despite identical starting conditions.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Ohio State University The team explored several Scentronic designs, including a lightweight wristband with two scent channels, a necklace with five arranged like pearls on a string, and a handheld five-channel version.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • There is also concrete poetry—writing arranged in images or geometric forms—a tradition that can be traced to ancient instances of shaped poetry.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Wildcats, ranked in both the Associated Press and coaches’ polls, are coming off a 22-14 season that took them to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Florida ranked sixth among all states for credit card debt per capita at $5,050 at the end of 2025, up $210 from a year earlier, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York data.
    — Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The descendants of the miners’ burros wandered back down from the hills to find a curious audience willing to feed them.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In an office, people wandered into meetings early and talked about their weekend before anyone got to the agenda.
    — Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The group has organized several listening events, at venues from the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania to the Angel Orensanz Center, housed in a 175-year-old former synagogue in New York.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • XPeng shared footage of the test on October 23, following a drive organized by Chinese automotive platform BitAuto, also known as Yiche.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Acxiom, a major data company, developed a segmentation system called PersonicX that grouped households into lifestyle categories.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Two popular names with deep ties to the Pittsburgh region will be grouped this week at the PGA Tour's event in Bermuda.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Ranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranged. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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