spectrum

as in range
the distance or extent between possible extremes the complete spectrum of opinions on this hotly debated subject

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Recent Examples of spectrum At the other end of the spectrum, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Florida, Arkansas, New Mexico, Georgia, South Carolina, Nevada, Alabama, and Mississippi were ranked as the bottom 10. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 Arizona's two largest cities landed on opposite sides of the spectrum. Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Redistricting experts across the spectrum say the GOP representation could shrink to three or four members. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025 Indeed, Lee and Ahn give voice to the entire spectrum of this fandom, which is as vast and diverse our species itself. David Opie, IndieWire, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for spectrum
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Noun
  • Bose’s first high-profile acquisitions, these high-end audio brands will allow the company to tailor the performance and appearance of its systems to auto brands appealing to a wider range of buyers.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
  • Many of the country's best speakers have presented on a wide range of topics, from the best native plants for your garden to in-depth looks at the flora from native ecosystems.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • By converting carbon dioxide to oxygen on a massive scale, rainforest conservation should be at the forefront of action to save our planet from climate change and ecological collapse.
    Juan Carlos Navarro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
  • Freleng, struck by the sheer scale of the possible wrongful conviction, was intrigued by the case.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Aster built a cast of characters to run that gamut.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • Rather than a single standard ayahuasca recipe to analyze and deconstruct, ethnobotanists were faced with a plethora of different variants of the potion complicated by a gamut of admixture plants.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025

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“Spectrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectrum. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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