as in extensive
having considerable extent
a widespread area of drought
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Recent Examples of widespread
Forecasters warned of worsening conditions on Friday after widespread flooding across the central U.S. left tens of thousands without power and a climbing death toll.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
With financial markets reacting negatively to the Trump Administration’s economic policy, from large tariffs to big federal layoffs, labor and consumer markets are waiting with bated breath to see how widespread the economic impact will be.
—Kate Bahn, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Doing nothing is no longer an option for schools, teen says
Around the country, as cases like Mani's continue to pop up, experts expect that shame prevents most victims from coming forward to flag abuses, suspecting that the problem is much more widespread than media reports suggest.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Co-created with star Stephen Graham, the four-part series uses a daring one-shot for each episode to call attention to widespread reports of young boys involved in knife crimes.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
With financial markets reacting negatively to the Trump Administration’s economic policy, from large tariffs to big federal layoffs, labor and consumer markets are waiting with bated breath to see how widespread the economic impact will be.
—Kate Bahn, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Doing nothing is no longer an option for schools, teen says
Around the country, as cases like Mani's continue to pop up, experts expect that shame prevents most victims from coming forward to flag abuses, suspecting that the problem is much more widespread than media reports suggest.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Co-created with star Stephen Graham, the four-part series uses a daring one-shot for each episode to call attention to widespread reports of young boys involved in knife crimes.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widespread
Adjective
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Iryna has over 12 years of personal experience with counseling, in addition to taking part in an extensive AI course to further enhance her knowledge of the technology.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Moët is one of the ‘maisons’ that is part of the LVMH Group alongside brands such as Louis Vuitton, which has enjoyed extensive trackside advertising at races this year, and TAG Heuer, the watch brand which became F1’s official timekeeping partner for the 2025 season.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And the vague calculation could have broad implications for countries America depends on for goods — and the foreign companies that supply them.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The cuts are part of a broader effort to trim the Pentagon's $850 billion budget.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Best Alexa Speaker Photograph: Amazon Amazon Echo (4th Gen) $100 at Amazon $100 at Target Amazon's Echo speaker (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is a cute ball of sound that brings the same bold bass and wide soundstage as the previous model, but with more room-filling sound than ever before.—
Parker Hall,
Wired News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of emails and other confidential material spilled onto the internet, and the hackers threatened to carry out terrorist attacks on cinemas showing the film, causing Sony to retreat and pull its wide release.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Senate Republicans are attempting to include a debt ceiling hike in their sweeping tax and border bill, a move that would cut Democrats out of the equation amid a progressive revolt against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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The state’s sweeping education reform bill took another painstaking step forward Tuesday, when a second Senate committee give it preliminary OK and rejected a separate House version.—
William J. Ford,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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This one from interior designer Kelly Wearstler has four breakfast plates, four bowls, four coffee cups and saucers, four starter plates, four dinner plates, and four deep plates, all ceramic and dishwasher-safe.—
Erika Owen,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2025
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Those were the same Rockets that famously ditched the concept of playing traditional centers by trading Clint Capela at the deadline, leaning into small-ball lineups that spaced the floor and launched from deep.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Widespread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widespread. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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