right and left

adverb

Definition of right and leftnext
as in far and wide

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  1. far and wide
  2. high and low
  3. all over
  4. everywhere
  5. throughout
Adverb
  • Our giant country has sprawled out far and wide, and our individualism is a huge feature of what makes America.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Perhaps a spoiler alert is in order, but the news did travel far and wide last fall.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of far and wide
Adverb
  • Ponti always rejected rigid hierarchies between high and low.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Things got blood-curdling on week 7, as a no-elimination week gave way to a double elimination preceded by wildly high and low scores.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of high and low
Adverb
  • Wearing rubber gloves, use a sponge to spread the mixture all over the bottom of the oven.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Netflix content is all over town this week and later today execs will speak about its anime offering.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Definition of all over
Adverb
  • Soon after winning its banking license in 2023, Ueno seemed to be everywhere in Paraguay.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • While those are microaggressions women everywhere and in every industry can relate to, Abdy shared more examples specific to the movie business.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of everywhere
Adverb
  • But don’t be deceived, these are not primarily poems of the body, though the animal body–the dog, the human, meat– return throughout.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • While the platform offers a bit of everything, much of its content is geared toward the Chinese market, with English-language apps sprinkled throughout.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of throughout
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