worldwide
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of worldwide
First recorded in 1625–35; world ( def. ) + -wide ( def. )
Example Sentences
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I spent 30 years consulting with investment firms worldwide, like a bumblebee moving from flower to flower.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
For six weeks, soccer made the U.S. the center of worldwide celebration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Thank you, Mark Zuckerberg, for enabling effortless social interaction worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
He would then display the bodies in lifelike poses, revealing their muscles, skeletons and internal organs in exhibitions that drew millions worldwide but also occasionally faced calls for bans.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Tests on other samples–from Denmark, Spain, France, New Zealand, Antarctica–showed that the iridium deposit was worldwide and greatly elevated everywhere, sometimes by as much as five hundred times normal levels.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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