as in extensive
having considerable extent
his wide-ranging business interests and real estate holdings make him one of the most powerful men in the state
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Recent Examples of wide-ranging
The potential causes of a needy bladder are pretty wide-ranging.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 Dec. 2024
Many failed, though most notable of those that passed is a wide-ranging immigration bill that the governor had earlier rejected.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
His wide-ranging promises range from building massive detention camps to hold immigrants to deputizing the military to assist with deportation.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The experts warned, however, that a potential rekindling of consumer price increases as a result of the wide-ranging tariffs could damage the steel industry as part of a wider economic slowdown.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 Dec. 2024
Many failed, though most notable of those that passed is a wide-ranging immigration bill that the governor had earlier rejected.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
His wide-ranging promises range from building massive detention camps to hold immigrants to deputizing the military to assist with deportation.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The experts warned, however, that a potential rekindling of consumer price increases as a result of the wide-ranging tariffs could damage the steel industry as part of a wider economic slowdown.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wide-ranging
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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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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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That image has now been lauded by some as a symbol of the broader systemic frustrations with the U.S. health care system that have dominated social media since a gunman brazenly assassinated Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, outside a New York City hotel in daylight.Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Under new rules intended to stabilize California’s troubled home insurance market, insurers will be able to set rates by drawing on a wide swath of meteorological, geographic and other data in establishing rates, rather than largely relying on historical losses.Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Does the judge's ruling have wider implications for the case against Trump and 18 others?Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 13 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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Workers United, which has a bargaining delegation that represents workers at 525 Starbucks stores in the United States, said the coffee giant has yet to bring a comprehensive economic package to the table, while hundreds of legal disputes over unfair labor practices remain unsettled.Juveria Tabassum, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Advocates are pushing for either the complete overturning of the settlement or a requirement for more comprehensive remediation projects.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Survivor: China China has such a great, deep cast — even beyond the obvious returnees of Amanda, James, Peih-Gee, and a positively hilarious Courtney.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the camp’s intimate size: hosting 110 campers at a time, allows for deeper relationships and a strong sense of community, setting Falcon Camp apart.Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Wide-ranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wide-ranging. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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