wide-ranging
adjective
wide-rang·ing
ˈwīd-ˌrān-jiŋ 
: extensive in scope : comprehensive
wide-ranging interests
Synonyms
Examples of wide-ranging in a Sentence
his wide-ranging business interests and real estate holdings make him one of the most powerful men in the state
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Close election results in any battleground state could prompt a slew of lawsuits over how ballots are counted and the election results, as happened in 2020 when the Trump campaign launched a wide-ranging legal campaign challenging the vote count.
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Alison Durkee, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Though he is best known as the founder, in 1958, of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey engaged with many art forms beyond dance, and this show is similarly wide-ranging.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
The potential reasons for a regular middle-of-the-night pee habit, or what doctors call nocturia, are pretty wide-ranging.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
As part of the wide-ranging partnership, FUGA will provide global distribution and bespoke marketing services to ASINTADA which will also benefit from access to the distributor’s trends and analytics platform.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Alison Durkee, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Though he is best known as the founder, in 1958, of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey engaged with many art forms beyond dance, and this show is similarly wide-ranging.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
The potential reasons for a regular middle-of-the-night pee habit, or what doctors call nocturia, are pretty wide-ranging.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
As part of the wide-ranging partnership, FUGA will provide global distribution and bespoke marketing services to ASINTADA which will also benefit from access to the distributor’s trends and analytics platform.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Wide-ranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-ranging. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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