run the gamut

Cultural  

1. To cover a whole range: “The students' reactions to the novel ran the gamut from delight to loathing.”

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run the gamut Idioms  

1. Extend over an entire range, as in His music runs the gamut from rock to classical. This expression alludes to the medieval musical scale of Guido d'Arezzo, gamut being a contraction of gamma and ut, the lowest and highest notes respectively. [Mid-1800s]

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run the gamut

The businesses she’s seen rely on MCAs run the gamut of industries from construction to apparel and tend to be very small, with no more than a few employees, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The specific actions that led to these disciplinary decisions run the gamut.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Price targets run the gamut, and not all of them imply extreme upside potential.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

The foods are extreme and run the gamut, from silkworm pupa to a whole goat head.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Thus does this region run the gamut of supremacy from the High Sierra upon its east, to the Giant Forest upon its west.

From The Book of the National Parks by Robert Sterling Yard

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