far-flung

[fahr-fluhng]

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adjective

extending over a great distance.
widely disbursed or distributed.

Origin of far-flung

First recorded in 1890–95

Can be confusedfar-fetched far-flung far-reaching

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Contemporary Examples

They allegedly ran their far-flung, online drug-slinging operation like a buttoned-down business—until it all unraveled.
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June 16, 2014
To be a great power with far-flung interests of different natures is to invite hypocrisy.
Cut the Baloney on Ukraine
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March 9, 2014
For over twenty years, he reported from far-flung destinations.
The True Henri Cartier-Bresson
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February 13, 2014
Those weeks of violence drove thousands of residents from the island city, seeking safety in far-flung suburbs.
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April 12, 2013
The Romans had an effective way of controlling troublesome officials in the far-flung regions of their empire.
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January 6, 2013

Historical Examples

Back to it our far-flung children turn with all their memories aflame.
Seeing and Hearing
George W. E. Russell
Germans fought on all the battlefields of the far-flung World War.
The Kaiser's Memoirs
William II, German Emperor
For here was language he could understand—which was incredible on this far-flung globe.
The Red Hell of Jupiter
Paul Ernst
Civilization has made but few marks on its far-flung plains.
The Red Year
Louis Tracy
We were "off to the wars," to take our places in the far-flung battle line.
Kitchener's Mob
James Norman Hall

British Dictionary definitions for far-flung

far-flung

adjective

widely distributed
far distant; remote

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Word Origin and History for far-flung

adj.

1895, from far + past tense of fling.

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Contemporary Examples

They allegedly ran their far-flung, online drug-slinging operation like a buttoned-down business—until it all unraveled.

To be a great power with far-flung interests of different natures is to invite hypocrisy.

For over twenty years, he reported from far-flung destinations.

Those weeks of violence drove thousands of residents from the island city, seeking safety in far-flung suburbs.

The Romans had an effective way of controlling troublesome officials in the far-flung regions of their empire.

Historical Examples

Back to it our far-flung children turn with all their memories aflame.

Germans fought on all the battlefields of the far-flung World War.

For here was language he could understand—which was incredible on this far-flung globe.

Civilization has made but few marks on its far-flung plains.

We were "off to the wars," to take our places in the far-flung battle line.

far-flung

Word Origin and History for far-flung

adj.

Origin of far-flung