as in everywhere
in every place or in all places
we searched far and wide for a surgeon who could perform that delicate operation
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Aaron has traveled far and wide: from Cuba and China to Russia and South Africa to explore the simultaneous similarities and differences between societies.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Visitors far and wide continue to travel to the Sunshine State despite hurricanes that may have stood in the way.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
Expect his food and drinks to attract many as people come from far and wide to Eden Roc for its Art Week events.
—Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
As the second-in-command of the gang Los de la M, which controlled operations from the Girón prison in Santander, her influence extended far and wide.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Visitors far and wide continue to travel to the Sunshine State despite hurricanes that may have stood in the way.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
Expect his food and drinks to attract many as people come from far and wide to Eden Roc for its Art Week events.
—Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
As the second-in-command of the gang Los de la M, which controlled operations from the Girón prison in Santander, her influence extended far and wide.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Far and wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20wide. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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