wide-ranging
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wide-ranging
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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It attempted to distinguish between AI systems designed to be intelligent about a narrow set of subjects and those that could be generally intelligent, with wide-ranging capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
They were soon joined by another Polytechnique alumnus, Thomas Wolf, a wide-ranging talent who holds a doctorate in quantum physics and also worked as an intellectual property lawyer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
He’s never settled into a particular genre and, perhaps due to that wide-ranging restlessness, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be awarding him an honorary Oscar in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Kushner’s portfolio during the first Trump administration was wide-ranging.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
And most native societies in what is now the United States and Canada did not have the written languages, monumental architecture, or wide-ranging aesthetic traditions of their neighbors to the south.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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