1
as in extensive
having considerable extent
it could once be said that the sun never set on the far-flung British Empire
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as in away
not close in time or space
traveled to far-flung towns that had not seen a doctor in years
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Recent Examples of far-flung
Instead, as the title might suggest, Homecoming, which premiered in competition at Venice, follows several workers on their journeys home for the New Year, to places as far-flung as Yunnan, on the other side of the country, or Anhui, a province next door to Zhejiang.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
Legal experts say the effort is far-flung and will likely fail.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Sep. 2024
The island nation is far-flung and was, until recently, relatively challenging to get to (new routes introduced by JetBlue and American Airlines have opened up accessibility for American travelers).
—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2024
The brand has presented the Métiers d’Art line, timed around the pre-fall season, in cities as far-flung as Tokyo; New York; Rome; Edinburgh, Scotland; Salzburg, Austria; and Dallas.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 2 July 2024
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
Legal experts say the effort is far-flung and will likely fail.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Sep. 2024
The island nation is far-flung and was, until recently, relatively challenging to get to (new routes introduced by JetBlue and American Airlines have opened up accessibility for American travelers).
—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2024
The brand has presented the Métiers d’Art line, timed around the pre-fall season, in cities as far-flung as Tokyo; New York; Rome; Edinburgh, Scotland; Salzburg, Austria; and Dallas.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-flung
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And Infrastructure Strain: Scaling power delivery to the remote or underserved areas where data centers may be built will require extensive infrastructure upgrades.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Offshore wind is the most expensive way to generate electricity, especially when the cost of extensive transmission upgrades, expensive battery backup and redundant generation capacity requirements are added.—
David T. Stevenson,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2025
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Five times this season Dortmund have conceded the first goal during an away game in the Bundesliga.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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While Swift has not attended a single away game of the 2024—2025 season, she's only missed one home game that directly conflicted with her final Eras Tour concert in Vancouver.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
18 Jan. 2025
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Then, there’s the fact that resistance band exercises can be used in a broad number of settings, Dr. Reiner adds.—
Jenny McCoy, C.P.T.,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2025
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Europeans are protected in much broader ways, too. Unlike Americans, Europeans are protected from having their personal demographic information, such as their race and political views, collected by tech companies without their consent, thanks to the General Data Protection Regulation.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Only the families that did not have second homes or relations in distant lands sent their daughters onto the ship.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Phillip raced around the exterior of the house, checking for embers and spraying distant hot spots with water, protecting what had become an island in the fire.—
Eli Saslow,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Getaway Enjoy the Outdoors Hit the Beach With 2.5 miles of Atlantic Ocean-fronting shoreline, Sullivan’s Island’s main draw is its pristine shoreline, a wide sandy stretch prime for sandcastle-building and sunbathing.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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But just as Maresca’s team grew steadily more passive after taking the lead, so too did Jackson fail to press home his advantage against a back line exploited by a wide range of attackers in recent weeks.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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From far Western Europe, the partial lunar eclipse phase preceding totality will be most of the main event.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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In response to the rise of populism or the far right, the centrist parties tend to close ranks, and that in turn strengthens both far-left and far-right parties even more.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2025
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The State Department ordered a sweeping freeze Friday on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance, making exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt.—
ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND FARNOUSH AMIRI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The town’s cozy, shaded forest atmosphere has opened up to reveal sweeping views of canyons and mountains.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Updating leadership programs requires a deeper alignment with organizational strategies and critical processes.—
Dave Barnett,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Motivated by a deep empathy for the homeless crisis gripping his nation and keen to highlight the problem, the electrician set off on a solo 4000km run across the vast continent, starting at Perth’s Cottesloe Beach and ending at Sydney’s Bondi Beach after 47 days.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Far-flung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-flung. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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