run the gamut
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: to encompass an entire range of something
Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.
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Hybrid mattresses run the gamut depending on their build.
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Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
The best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time run the gamut in terms of style, subject, and execution.
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
The trail’s 28 segments run the gamut from paved greenways to steep mountain ascents with sharp dropoffs.
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
Late-night bites run the gamut from smoky escargot with arak butter to kebab steak au poivre—an aged New York strip grilled over coals with sumac onions and an herb salad.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
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Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
The best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time run the gamut in terms of style, subject, and execution.
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
The trail’s 28 segments run the gamut from paved greenways to steep mountain ascents with sharp dropoffs.
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
Late-night bites run the gamut from smoky escargot with arak butter to kebab steak au poivre—an aged New York strip grilled over coals with sumac onions and an herb salad.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Run the gamut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20gamut. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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