as in extensive
having considerable extent
a widespread area of drought
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Recent Examples of widespread
Vought helped draft a Project 2025 report with recommendations and widespread agency cuts.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Vought had, after all, signalled as much in a memo last month directing federal agencies to prepare for widespread layoffs in the event of a shutdown.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
While anxiety over the effects of AI on today’s labor market may be widespread, the new data suggests that this anxiety is still largely speculative.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
In golf, the problem does not appear to be as widespread.
—Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Vought had, after all, signalled as much in a memo last month directing federal agencies to prepare for widespread layoffs in the event of a shutdown.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
While anxiety over the effects of AI on today’s labor market may be widespread, the new data suggests that this anxiety is still largely speculative.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
In golf, the problem does not appear to be as widespread.
—Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widespread
Adjective
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That game, a 6-0 win over Peru, was later the subject of an extensive investigation published by the Sunday Times that suggested the game had been fixed.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Other horror streaming services offer a more extensive selection of films for fans of scary movies.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The table below breaks down the comparisons by category, in necessarily broad strokes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The push to adopt the rules is part of a broad effort to roll back federal housing programs under the current administration.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Defeat usually spells the end for the captain, especially if the loss is by a wide margin.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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That mood that was most certainly shared by the audience members experiencing a wide array of emotions (from dancing to crying) thanks to the combination of excitement and nostalgia.—
Josh Chesler,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Despite signaling a greater openness to global talent, the policy does not represent a sweeping liberalization of China's immigration approach.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Widespread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widespread. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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