far and wide
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For a great distance, over a large area. For example, They searched far and wide for the lost child, or The message went out far and wide. [c. a.d. 900]
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Words nearby far and wide
faradize, far afield, far and away, far and near, farandole, far and wide, faraway, far be it from one to, FARC, farce, farcemeat
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How to use far and wide in a sentence
On our way back to camp after these first observations I planned a far-and-wide excursion for the morrow.
Stickeen|John MuirThere nearly all the dykes and sluices were dashed to fragments; the country, far and-wide, converted into an angry sea.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74|John Lothrop Motley