as in universally
across a large area, group, or range
Originally invented in the United States, baseball is now a widely played sport around the world.
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At large, the guidelines can be applied more widely.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
The new and powerful forensic method has spread widely among law enforcement investigators over the past few years.
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That margin falls within the poll’s 3.4 point margin of sampling error and suggests no clear leader in the state, which has widely been rated as solidly in the GOP column during this year’s campaign.
—Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
The new and powerful forensic method has spread widely among law enforcement investigators over the past few years.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
If Meta’s next generation AI, Llama 4, is released as an open model, as it is widely expected to be, this gap could shrink even further.
—Tharin Pillay, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
That margin falls within the poll’s 3.4 point margin of sampling error and suggests no clear leader in the state, which has widely been rated as solidly in the GOP column during this year’s campaign.
—Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Widely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widely. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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