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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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
The rangy second-year is unassumingly fifth in defensive win shares this season.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The Celtics picked their spots against the impossibly rangy Wembanyama, who entered Wednesday with 75 more blocks than any other NBA player (and got another one early on an Al Horford layup attempt).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
His tools are evident: The ability to hang onto the puck under pressure for a rangier player, or split through traffic to handle underneath sticks, the ability to skate and shoot, the pro frame (listed by the Eagles at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds), etc.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The young defenceman was rangy, wanted desperately to be a beast to play against and offered some mobility.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The Celtics picked their spots against the impossibly rangy Wembanyama, who entered Wednesday with 75 more blocks than any other NBA player (and got another one early on an Al Horford layup attempt).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
His tools are evident: The ability to hang onto the puck under pressure for a rangier player, or split through traffic to handle underneath sticks, the ability to skate and shoot, the pro frame (listed by the Eagles at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds), etc.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The young defenceman was rangy, wanted desperately to be a beast to play against and offered some mobility.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rangy
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Tall and thin, bordering on gaunt, he was dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt, an old Army jacket, work boots, gloves and a blue wool cap.—
Alanna Nash,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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And Palestinian prisoners — some of whom also emerged from Israeli jails appearing gaunt — also embraced loved ones.—
Rawan Sheikh Ahmad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Piano Slam combines classical and contemporary elements in a way that aligns with Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion’s broader mission to bring together different cultural expressions through the arts, according to Cardenas.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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Strait displayed a broad smile while DQ employee Becky Gonzalez snapped a photo of him through the window.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Cops recovered video of the lanky, mustachioed suspect following one of the attacks.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The physical comedy is top-tier — especially when Cumming leans into his lanky goofiness and Hodgson exaggerates Montagu's buffoonish nature.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Founded by her grandfather 75 years ago, Klem's sells a wide range of products including hardware, pet food and clothes.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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This improved their wide attacks, particularly because Williams could finally get forward on the overlap to support Hudson-Odoi, with the duo providing plenty of dangerous crosses and Forest finally getting three or four team-mates in the penalty area.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The TikTok comments were replete with speculation that the friends may have even been skinny dipping—though Horton declined to confirm this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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As an elder millennial, that meant skinny jeans — the hallmark of my generation.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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This capability directly addresses use cases involving the analysis of extensive codebases, the summarization of lengthy documents, or maintaining context in prolonged complex interactions necessary for sophisticated AI agents.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Not every outfit in his extensive repertoire may be a hit with his fans.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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On his first day in office, Trump signed a sweeping executive order halting the development of onshore and offshore wind projects.—
David Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
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The case, known as House vs. NCAA, or simply the House settlement, offers a sweeping reimagination of how high-level college athletics should work: Schools sharing revenue with student-athletes.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tomatoes stressed by lack of sunlight have spindly, weak stems and minimal fruit.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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Grand Tours cater to spindly, ultralight cyclists who can ascend 3,000-foot mountain passes for days on end.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Rangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rangy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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