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as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
we could use a rangy girl like you on our basketball team
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as in broad
having considerable extent
a speech that took a rangy look at the problems facing the university
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Recent Examples of rangy
Awuzie is an athletic, rangy corner who's dealt with injuries over the last four years but has established himself as a dependable starting corner.
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Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2024
Georgia did add big Colbie Young from Miami and London Humphreys, a rangy sophomore from Vanderbilt, to boost the corps and help out Dominic Lovett and Dillon Bell.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Buddy Hield, who led the Warriors in scoring in their first two games, struggled to create separation against the Clippers’ stockpile of rangy wings.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
The rangy 6-3 pass-catcher had 41 receptions for 679 yards and seven touchdowns last season.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
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Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2024
Georgia did add big Colbie Young from Miami and London Humphreys, a rangy sophomore from Vanderbilt, to boost the corps and help out Dominic Lovett and Dillon Bell.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Buddy Hield, who led the Warriors in scoring in their first two games, struggled to create separation against the Clippers’ stockpile of rangy wings.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
The rangy 6-3 pass-catcher had 41 receptions for 679 yards and seven touchdowns last season.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rangy
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Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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The hostages appeared gaunt in the disturbing black-and-white footage.Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Ives and Ward acknowledge that Cruise did bring GM access to technology that has helped improve safety features across its broader lineup and helped attract top software engineers to the automaker.Jamie L. LaReau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lobbying from the dairy industry and medical community ended multiple attempts, between 2009 and 2024, to allow broad sales of raw milk to Wisconsin consumers.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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The footage is grainy but effective, though most of the live track is played over still photos from the show, John shirtless under overalls and Lennon lanky and bespectacled.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The lanky left-hander hurled six shutout innings in Game 6 of the 2021 World Series on the night the Atlanta Braves clinched the championship over the Houston Astros.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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The brand targets a wide range of women, from teenagers to those who are middle-aged.David Moin, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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The conflict quickly spread to the wider family, with Amanda's revelation to their parents only adding more fuel to the fire.Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Paige Gemma Skinny Jean Steal Swift’s gameday style with these faux leather skinny jeans from Paige.Averi Baudler, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Pairing them with skinny jeans, heels, and a wide-brimmed hat, anyone could fancy themselves Alexa Chung.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2024
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Crane hired Brown, in part, for his extensive experience in player evaluation.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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With extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Miller was brought on board to navigate the complex process of working with the FDA and big pharmaceutical companies, and to fundraise.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some of the book’s sweeping claims seem not entirely justified by the evidence.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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The resolution of Smirnov's case also clears the way for Weiss to formally wrap up his yearslong investigation that resulted in two separate felony convictions of Hunter Biden, which were tossed last week after the president issued a sweeping pardon of his son.Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ringed by mountains and a bald expanse of Arizona desert, red and yellow cranes cast spindly shadows over the cubic skeletons of what will become multistory buildings.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
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Try a bottle of La Tomato ($19.95, though quite a bit more with shipping), from the Japanese distillery Godo Shusei Co, an ice-clear concoction made with fresh tomato juice; its vegetal sweetness will sing when poured into spindly, garden-green cordial glasses from Ferm Living ($69 for four).Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Rangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rangy. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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