1
as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
we could use a rangy girl like you on our basketball team
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2
as in broad
having considerable extent
a speech that took a rangy look at the problems facing the university
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Recent Examples of rangy
Could long, rangy Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren be there to be the quarterback of the secondary for Hafley, who has a track record of coaching defensive backs?
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David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Reese is a fast, rangy defender and tackler at the second level at linebacker.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Stukes is a rangy, explosive, turnover-producing three-time team captain (under two different staffs).
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Broncos options Raridon is a tall, rangy player at 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
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David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Reese is a fast, rangy defender and tackler at the second level at linebacker.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Stukes is a rangy, explosive, turnover-producing three-time team captain (under two different staffs).
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Broncos options Raridon is a tall, rangy player at 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rangy
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Brig is in the Upper Valais, a gaunt and conservative place where the inhabitants speak Walliser German, an Alpine dialect that many Swiss people find unintelligible.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Some of our most visible celebrities have gone from merely thin to gravely gaunt.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
13 May 2026
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Jackson will now look to reunite a Republican Party left battered by the most expensive and divisive gubernatorial primary in Georgia history, while also trying to convince a broader electorate that a healthcare executive with no political experience is prepared to lead Georgia.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Mayor Kevin McCarty, with broad council support, sent a letter to the county board in August asking them to delay the vote to address various concerns with the project.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Green's first two seasons in college went according to script and the lanky downfield threat was as good as advertised, earning first-team All-SEC honors in back-to-back years.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Their first statement signing to launch the project was the €42m purchase of the lanky and languorous Argentine playmaker.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The Sacramento Bee covered a wide range of news on June 11, from a critical city audit to a major land return for a Northern California tribe.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Rooms All 53 rooms in the labyrinthine property are incredibly spacious with a wide variety of room configurations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Harriger noted that #thinspiration and pro-anorexia content that flooded social media like Tumblr more than a decade ago has evolved into this era’s #SkinnyTok, a hashtag that people use to post content teaching others how to get skinny, often in dangerous and disordered ways.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
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Abbott matched in a black tux and skinny tie.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Shortly after the boat’s excavation in the early 1920s, extensive studies were carried out to determine where the invaders came from.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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The extreme heat, extensive periods of drought, and seemingly endless dry, dusty expanses peppered with spiky plants form a landscape that is seductive and romantic.—
Von Diaz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Dec. 2025
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Making the most of his spindly body and LaGuardia High School–bred smirk, Chalamet uses his inescapable boyishness completely to his advantage, bringing an immature audacity to the classic in-over-his-head operator.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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The Hektoria Glacier, roughly the size of Philadelphia, is on the Antarctic Peninsula, a spindly chain of mountains sticking off the continent like a thumb pointing toward South America.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Lower courts have repeatedly ruled against the administration's authority in imposing broad and sweeping tariffs on an emergency basis.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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With sweeping ski trails and a bustling village, the location almost feels like its own character.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Rangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rangy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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