as in extensive
having considerable extent
a widespread area of drought
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Recent Examples of widespread
Elon Musk’s xAI has restricted its AI chatbot Grok’s image generation capabilities to paying subscribers only, following widespread condemnation over its use to create non-consensual sexualized images of real women and children.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Wylde, who has introduced Mamdani to many business leaders in the city since his election, said there’s widespread distaste for his tax-the-rich agenda in local business communities.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
How widespread are the protests?
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The company described it as a powerful technology that, while potentially beneficial, was currently not suitable for widespread use on its platform.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Wylde, who has introduced Mamdani to many business leaders in the city since his election, said there’s widespread distaste for his tax-the-rich agenda in local business communities.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
How widespread are the protests?
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The company described it as a powerful technology that, while potentially beneficial, was currently not suitable for widespread use on its platform.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widespread
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The aim is to dig into general themes rather than specific transfers that are currently ongoing to give a broad picture of as many elements as possible.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The listing, which could be the largest IPO on record, underscores a broader shift.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Amid efforts to increase department-wide diversity, KCKPD is still largely staffed by officers who are men or who are white in Kansas’ most diverse city and county.—
Sofi Zeman
January 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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After breaking them in, my wide, flat feet remained pain-free and felt swaddled in comfort the entire time.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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This design helps the sensor capture bright highlights and deep shadows in the same frame.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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This could be easily written off as the financial mismanagement of youth, but taken as a whole, Gen Z’s outlook on the economy is at once a rejection of conventional wisdom and a deep, almost subconscious absorption of the commodification of everything.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Widespread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widespread. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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