1
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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2
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
And because every number is loaded with callbacks and foreshadowings, both musically and lyrically, the rangy story is tied into a very tight thematic bundle.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Up for three Grammys at next year’s ceremony — a rangy haul of nods for global music album, R&B song and African Music Performance — Tems is carrying a new era of Nigerian music around the world.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Rihanna draped herself in a deliberately rangy stole.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
In that game, Minnesota’s aggressive, athletic and rangy defense choked out the Warriors’ offense in the halfcourt, limiting Golden State to a 15-point second quarter and an 18-point fourth.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Up for three Grammys at next year’s ceremony — a rangy haul of nods for global music album, R&B song and African Music Performance — Tems is carrying a new era of Nigerian music around the world.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Rihanna draped herself in a deliberately rangy stole.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
In that game, Minnesota’s aggressive, athletic and rangy defense choked out the Warriors’ offense in the halfcourt, limiting Golden State to a 15-point second quarter and an 18-point fourth.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rangy
Adjective
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Some appeared gaunt, and the Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said four were taken for treatment.—
Jalal Bwaitel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Some appeared gaunt, and the Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said four were immediately taken for medical treatment.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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OpenAI said the new model features a broader knowledge base, better emotional intelligence and improved contextual understanding, and supposedly has fewer hallucinations— referring to when AI models produce inaccurate or misleading results.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Washington state employees could soon face monthly furloughs as part of a broader effort to address the state's growing budget deficit.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Magan is well aware of the success other long, lanky players who can shoot from the outside have had at Burlington Central.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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The six-foot-tall, lanky, long hair, just zenith prototype beauty standard for my generation.—
Hugh Grant,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In business, entrepreneurs encounter a wide array of clients.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The trade-off is a climate where big-name coaches can thrive as the transfer portal and name, image and likeness payments disperse talent across a wider array of schools.—
Matt Baker,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Her appearances have been accompanied by stylish, noir chic ensembles: a button-up white top and skinny black tie here, a glen plaid gray jacket and slacks there.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Most holes look exactly the same, straightforward with skinny fairways and thick rough.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Nor does its Great Library, once the most extensive in the ancient world and part of a larger learning center called the Mouseion, or Alexandrian Museum.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Every credit card review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of credit card products.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This vibrant destination, filled with dramatic cliffs and sweeping views of the Walnut Street Bridge, will tug on the heart strings of both nature lovers and the city enthusiasts.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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The current political climate, combined with competing priorities within the U.S. Department of Education, makes sweeping changes improbable.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Two dense clusters of the spindly florals become a bikini-tie top, worn with an open-front catsuit that looks like it was drawn directly onto the models body.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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Listing photos suggest even the décor is unchanged: spindly furniture, oil paintings, and, in that dining room, the kind of plush fabric wall coverings that entice curious fingertips in the decorative wing of the Met.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
29 July 2024
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“Rangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rangy. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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