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
Broncos options Raridon is a tall, rangy player at 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Seven-foot-one Donovan Clingan, Deni Avdija and the Blazers’ collection of rangy wings pounded Golden State inside.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
While his ball production totaled just two interceptions during his career, his ability to play as a rangy deep safety forced opposing quarterbacks to keep things underneath with his top-end services looming downfield.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Larson, who grew up on a farm in North Dakota, has a rangy frame and a folksy manner.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Seven-foot-one Donovan Clingan, Deni Avdija and the Blazers’ collection of rangy wings pounded Golden State inside.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
While his ball production totaled just two interceptions during his career, his ability to play as a rangy deep safety forced opposing quarterbacks to keep things underneath with his top-end services looming downfield.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Larson, who grew up on a farm in North Dakota, has a rangy frame and a folksy manner.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rangy
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When supermodels ruled the runway, low-rise pants hugged our hips, everyone smoked cigarettes, grunge was a music genre and an aesthetic, and looking scrawny and gaunt was considered attractive.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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In late-stage chronic wasting disease, deer often appear emaciated and gaunt, Labonte said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The partnership expands in spring 2027 with a broader assortment of footwear, accessories and small leather goods.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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However, when combined with broader tax regimes, these tax policies may contribute to gradual shifts in where ultra-wealthy individuals allocate assets, particularly toward lower-tax jurisdictions.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Use a dwarf variety of this typically tall annual to avoid lanky flowers that could fall over.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Trevor is a lanky, handsome Pacific Northwesterner duly decked out in flannel and denim.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
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Elijah, however, didn’t account for his wide stance.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The company called for tighter export controls, stronger protections against technology theft, and wider adoption of American AI systems across allied markets.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Part of the villa juts outward in a dramatic cantilever supported by skinny columns, giving the structure a floating effect when viewed from the surrounding gardens.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
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Despite being the world’s skinniest skyscraper, this New York tower is still shaking up midtown Manhattan in a big way.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
11 May 2026
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Magyar granted the filmmakers, a husband-and-wife team named Tamás Yvan Topolánszky and Claudia Sümeghy, extensive access to his campaign.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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One apartment, which had extensive damage, had an open door, while its neighbor closed their front door.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Processing a tragedy The question of how to process, or what to make of, a sweeping tragedy lingers for the people and communities still living with the memories of the crash.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Deep in Mesoamerica’s largest rainforest stands a bare concrete house with a sweeping view and dark history.—
Anna Lello-Smith,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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The Antarctic Peninsula, a spindly chain of icy mountains which sticks off the west side of the continent like a thumb pointing toward South America, is one of the fastest warming places in the Southern Hemisphere.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Our evidence rests in the eight spindly tomato plants poking up from small containers next to a large window in our back room.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Rangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rangy. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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