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
Take a look at the rangy route in this video.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
The subject is no less rangy than the history of the world.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Standing at 6-feet, 7-inches tall and weighing over 200 pounds, Jones is a rangy defender who can guard quicker players on the perimeter and bang on the inside if necessary.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Sweet pea shrub is a rangy plant that is cut back to keep it more compact.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
The subject is no less rangy than the history of the world.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Standing at 6-feet, 7-inches tall and weighing over 200 pounds, Jones is a rangy defender who can guard quicker players on the perimeter and bang on the inside if necessary.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Sweet pea shrub is a rangy plant that is cut back to keep it more compact.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rangy
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During the conversation, Van Der Beek opened up about the overwhelming response to his gaunt appearance during September's Dawson's Creek reunion.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
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Van Der Beek's notably gaunt face sparked speculation about his condition amid his cancer battle.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
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The project also reflects Beijing’s broader effort to anchor long-term energy security with low-carbon baseload power.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Toward the end of February trim lanky plants back and continue the water and fertilizer applications.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Starting too early causes seedlings to grow tall and lanky with weak stems.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2026
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First found in the 1930s, this interpretation was later validated by a wide variety of laboratory experiments.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Low-resolution Surveying involves gathering surface-level information about a wide variety of topics—knowing a little about a lot of stuff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The comfort waist is offered in a variety of models including skinny, flare and bootcut.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kate swapped her Holland Cooper jacket for an olive green Dubarry of Ireland utility jacket, matching turtleneck, brown scarf, and brown skinny jeans.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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Palisades Charter High School will return to its main seaside campus Tuesday morning, more than one year after the deadly Palisades fire destroyed nearly 40% of the school and forced students and faculty into temporary classrooms during extensive reconstruction and environmental remediation.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Nevada County Arts Council does an extensive survey to track the creative economy locally.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Theo could slide from being engaged in an activity to overwhelmed in an instant — sweeping crayons off tables or having severe tantrums that sometimes required teachers to guide classmates out of the room.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Planned in the sweeping open pasturelands of rural Colusa County, near the town of Maxwell, if completed Sites would be the largest new reservoir built in California since 1979, when the federal government opened New Melones Lake in the Sierra Foothills between Sonora and Angels Camp.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The towering incense cedars, stout black oak trees and spindly pines were cloaked in the ornaments of moisture, dangling like tiny decorations on a holiday tree.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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This large mammal walked on long, spindly limbs — almost like a modern ungulate, such as a horse or zebra — yet its legs ended in massive, hooked claws.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Rangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rangy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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