wide-ranging
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wide-ranging
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Warming ocean waters have wide-ranging effects, scientists say.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
It is a wide-ranging rule that allows Fifa to effectively make whatever decision it wants without having to meet any other criteria.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
Nostalgia, De Los editors note, has driven the wide-ranging popularity of last year’s most successful Latin projects.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
Ms. Fletcher, a professor of history at Manchester Metropolitan University, has produced a wide-ranging and sophisticated treatment of the effect of firearms on early modern Italy and beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
He talked with Palsson, and later he had long, wide-ranging conversations with Gardar Sverrisson, the Icelandic political scientist on the RJF Committee.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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