ranged

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adjective Building Trades.

constructed or laid in courses.

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Origin of ranged

First recorded in 1520–30; range + -ed²

On and offline, offenses ranged from awful Tinder messages to violent threats on Twitter to street stalking.
10 Things That Made Us Want to Turn Off the Internet Forever in 2014|The Daily Beast|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The reasons for detention ranged from suspected spying to having an open beer bottle in public.
The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine|Kristina Jovanovski|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the not-too-distant future, the AMRAAM might also be out-ranged by new weapons that are being developed around the world.
Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets|Dave Majumdar|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Survivors ranged from very young children to older adolescents.
To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls|Michele Moloney-Kitts|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The acts ranged from the mundane to the unexpected: Assisted a tourist with directions because he looked lost.
It’s Official: Religion Doesn’t Make You More Moral|Elizabeth Picciuto|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They ranged from moving trunks to cleaning cisterns, and, by grace of all of them, Sim was doing very well.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The dining tables had all been removed to one end of the hall, and the chairs ranged about in rows and in clusters.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
There were few people to be seen, and the children might have been taken for those of the soldiery, who ranged far.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
In ordinary times fares ranged from ₱50 saloon accommodation to ₱8 a deck passage.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman