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

Words that may be confused with far-flung

far-fetched, far-flung , far-reaching

Words Nearby far-flung

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How to use far-flung in a sentence

They allegedly ran their far-flung, online drug-slinging operation like a buttoned-down business—until it all unraveled.
Feds Smoke Out Synthetic Weed Dealers’ Online Empire | Olivia Nuzzi | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But the same meme has appeared in such far-flung places as Brunei, Kyrgyzstan (there it is again), Tanzania, and Jamaica.
Americans Celebrating Our LGBT Victories Need To Be More Cognizant That Elsewhere, Repression Is Winning | Jay Michaelson | May 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
To be a great power with far-flung interests of different natures is to invite hypocrisy.
Cut the Baloney on Ukraine | Leslie H. Gelb | March 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
For over twenty years, he reported from far-flung destinations.
The True Henri Cartier-Bresson | Sarah Moroz | February 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Those weeks of violence drove thousands of residents from the island city, seeking safety in far-flung suburbs.
They All Fall Down: The Perils of Mumbai Housing | Dilip D’Souza | April 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Beneath its far-flung branches a syce was sitting in front of a finely-proportioned and unusually big Arab horse.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
Therefore, I smoked my cigarette without misgiving, and kept close watch for bobbing black dots against the far-flung green.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
The far-flung panorama behind the walls had a curiously peaceful aspect.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
Twice a year the Indians rounded up their range possessions, but many of these cattle had escaped the far-flung circles of riders.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman
It must have been a far-flung romance, for the Craigs reputedly came from up in the Wind River district.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney

British Dictionary definitions for far-flung

far-flung

adjective

widely distributed
far distant; remote

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