as in extensive
having considerable extent
his wide-ranging business interests and real estate holdings make him one of the most powerful men in the state
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Recent Examples of wide-ranging
Trump has made a wide-ranging crackdown on crime and immigration in Democratic cities a centerpiece of his second term in office.
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Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Soft and Fresh Colors Hosts are embracing a wide-ranging palette that moves effortlessly between soft and moody, playful and grounded.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Gibson builds on her own earlier wide-ranging history of the Caribbean, Empire’s Crossroads (2014), and Hazareesingh branches out from Black Spartacus (2020), his biography of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The Black-ish star has struck a wide-ranging deal with the studio via her Joy Mill banner.
—Peter White, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
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Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Soft and Fresh Colors Hosts are embracing a wide-ranging palette that moves effortlessly between soft and moody, playful and grounded.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Gibson builds on her own earlier wide-ranging history of the Caribbean, Empire’s Crossroads (2014), and Hazareesingh branches out from Black Spartacus (2020), his biography of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The Black-ish star has struck a wide-ranging deal with the studio via her Joy Mill banner.
—Peter White, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wide-ranging
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The system comes preloaded with a vision–language–action (VLA) large model and more than 10,000 real-world data samples, enabling it to perform complex tasks without extensive setup or calibration.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Denver Police Department warned that extensive road closures are in place, and all intersections surrounding the area are closed.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The government aims to raise that share to around 20% by fiscal 2040 as part of its broader energy security and decarbonization strategy, Reuters reported.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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These loans have served as a lifeline for Americans experiencing disasters, and versions of this program have been expanded during broader moments of crisis, including in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Fred P. Hochberg,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Wall will serve directly under Lyons as the agency comes to grips with its wide presence across the country, including in Minneapolis.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Jan. 2026
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The ensemble features a classic long-sleeve pullover and coordinating wide-leg, elastic-waist bottoms.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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In this sense, sweeping surveys such as this might count people like me—someone who has close friends but lacks friend groups—among the lonely.—
Jenny Singer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Request a comprehensive inventory of all AI systems currently deployed or under consideration.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Rísquez is the co-founder and director of Monitor de Víctimas, an investigative platform that provides comprehensive data on violence in the country.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2026
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Inherent to the boarding school novel, then, is a deep sense of loss—an emotional gut punch that is a gift for any writer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Trojans turned the turnovers into a 7-0 run over a span of just 43 seconds, highlighted by a deep three-pointer from Lawson and a dunk from Gatkek, to cut Eastern Illinois' lead to 43-41 less than four minutes into the second half.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Wide-ranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wide-ranging. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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