as in extensive
having considerable extent
a widespread area of drought
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Recent Examples of widespread
Despite widespread speculation, the Bucks kept Antetokounmpo through the February trade deadline, with the attention then shifting to the offseason.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Showers and storms will develop Wednesday after lunch-time on Wednesday and become widespread through the evening.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Complaints among fans online were widespread enough that Lerdwichagul released a statement on social media addressing the criticism.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
The paper already ranks in the top 5% of all research tracked by Altmetric, signaling widespread concern about these trends.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 May 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Showers and storms will develop Wednesday after lunch-time on Wednesday and become widespread through the evening.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Complaints among fans online were widespread enough that Lerdwichagul released a statement on social media addressing the criticism.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
The paper already ranks in the top 5% of all research tracked by Altmetric, signaling widespread concern about these trends.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widespread
Adjective
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Magyar granted the filmmakers, a husband-and-wife team named Tamás Yvan Topolánszky and Claudia Sümeghy, extensive access to his campaign.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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One apartment, which had extensive damage, had an open door, while its neighbor closed their front door.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The partnership expands in spring 2027 with a broader assortment of footwear, accessories and small leather goods.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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However, when combined with broader tax regimes, these tax policies may contribute to gradual shifts in where ultra-wealthy individuals allocate assets, particularly toward lower-tax jurisdictions.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Attenborough, more than anybody, has established the link between the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond—which, thanks to him, is revealed to be wider, weirder, and more combative than anyone could have conceived.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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However, passes weren’t connecting, Montreal’s speed was able to keep up with the Frost’s own, and shot attempts ended up being too wide of the net to go in.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Processing a tragedy The question of how to process, or what to make of, a sweeping tragedy lingers for the people and communities still living with the memories of the crash.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Deep in Mesoamerica’s largest rainforest stands a bare concrete house with a sweeping view and dark history.—
Anna Lello-Smith,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Decades of local service as mayor and county supervisor have given me a deep understanding of local, state and federal issues.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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In Russia, indulging in such conspiracies is often less an exercise in political prediction than an expression of deeper anxieties that can be otherwise hard to express.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Widespread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widespread. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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