statewide

[ steyt-wahyd ]

/ ˈsteɪtˈwaɪd /

extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.

throughout a state: It was applauded statewide.

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An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; state + -wide

Evanhaim is anticipating a climate in which state-wide regulations require them: “We always want to be ahead of things.”
Solar Panels Now Being Offered as a Prebuilt Feature in California|Daniel Gross|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Being a cog in a simple, state-wide machine is one thing—orienting yourself in a totally new situation is another.
Voyage To Eternity|Milton Lesser
Next thing for us to do is to make the League a state-wide organization, and put through a Sunday law with teeth in it.
Rope|Holworthy Hall
The demand is for some state-wide method of mental examination of school children.
Rural Problems of Today|Ernest R. Groves

Its distribution is state-wide with the exception of the extreme northwestern part.
The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico|Ticul Alvarez
He had, however, already a State-wide reputation for integrity and ability.
'The System,' as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution|Franklin Hichborn