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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
His photographs of Sting graced the cover of the Police’s landmark 1983 Synchronicity album, while other subjects ranged from Robert Rauschenberg to Nancy Reagan.
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News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026
Charges ranged from assault on a cop to criminal possession of a knife to reckless endangerment, while 10 officers sustained injuries.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
The victims ranged from teenagers to one person in their 60s.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Green Bay’s odds of winning those two Chicago games and the Cleveland game in the final minutes ranged between 97-99%.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The mass shooting following the 2024 Super Bowl rally left one woman killed, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, and more than 20 people were shot, including nine children, whose ages ranged from 6 to 15.
—Ben Wheeler
june 12, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
That figure hasn’t ranged so high since 2011, when the nation was recovering from the 2008 financial crisis.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 June 2026
According to the New York Police Department, 56 people were taken into custody for charges that ranged from assault to disorderly conduct.
—CBS News, 11 June 2026
The interviewees ranged in age from 3 to 90 years old, with some conversations with Gobel having been short as 10 minutes and others over 90 minutes.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026
News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026
Charges ranged from assault on a cop to criminal possession of a knife to reckless endangerment, while 10 officers sustained injuries.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
The victims ranged from teenagers to one person in their 60s.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Green Bay’s odds of winning those two Chicago games and the Cleveland game in the final minutes ranged between 97-99%.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The mass shooting following the 2024 Super Bowl rally left one woman killed, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, and more than 20 people were shot, including nine children, whose ages ranged from 6 to 15.
—Ben Wheeler
june 12, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
That figure hasn’t ranged so high since 2011, when the nation was recovering from the 2008 financial crisis.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 June 2026
According to the New York Police Department, 56 people were taken into custody for charges that ranged from assault to disorderly conduct.
—CBS News, 11 June 2026
The interviewees ranged in age from 3 to 90 years old, with some conversations with Gobel having been short as 10 minutes and others over 90 minutes.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranged
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Customs officials said the World Health Organization classified khat as a drug of abuse in 1980.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Each meteor was classified based on 13 properties, including its speed, brightness and its height.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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There, buffalo roamed free within the ancient ruins of Magna Graecia in the low, alluvial plains just outside of Naples.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Other lines of circumstantial evidence also suggest shockingly large objects roamed the early epochs of our solar system.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Though engagement varied widely by market.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Researchers also varied the order of play, with either the human participant or Pepper taking the first turn.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Verb
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There was Asher Durand, master of the winsome glade; John Frederick Kensett, poet of still waters; and, above all, Thomas Cole, the philosopher-king of landscape, with whom an 18-year-old Church arranged to study privately.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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This meal was arranged like weather.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Trout’s 66 walks also ranked second in the big leagues, behind the Athletics’ Nick Kurtz.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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But few surprises will top a Cabo Verde team ranked 67th at the start of the tournament holding Spain – many pundits’ pick for the title – to a 0-0 draw.—
Eric Zillmer,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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Periodically, Bhasin interrupted the sounds of birds, rain, and jungle life to offer encouraging words to his audience—a small group, nestled on mismatched sofas and chairs, and a couple who’d wandered in for some soup.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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And during those six months in the wilderness, my mind frequently wandered back to idyllic childhood days in her backyard — the smell of fresh mown grass and the music of wind chimes kissing my ears.—
Brad Ryan,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Nichols organized a day where 26 volunteers came together to replace American tattered and torn flags with brand new ones, including David and Sue Hornbrook's torn flag.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The demonstration, which had been previously organized by a hodgepodge of activist groups after weeks of negotiations with local authorities, was otherwise peaceful — with environmentalists, women’s rights advocates, supporters of Palestinians and foes of imperialism, fascism and capitalism.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Mosquitoes are grouped for testing according to species, collection site and date.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
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Officers and enlisted men grouped around nearest radios.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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“Ranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranged. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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