widely distributed

idiom

: existing over a large area
The plant is widely distributed throughout the world.

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Killer whales are generally less common in the northwest Atlantic/eastern Arctic region, but they are widely distributed there, the government says. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 The element titanium occurs within a number of iron and oxide minerals, principally rutile and ilmenite, which are widely distributed in Earth's crust. David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 But as most hardcore Dylan fans will know, that exact exchange with the audience did happen a year later, at a 1966 U.K. gig in Manchester that was widely distributed as a bootleg and eventually officially released. Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024 Any chance that changes as the Disney+ and Hulu ecosystems become more mature and more widely distributed? Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for widely distributed 

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“Widely distributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widely%20distributed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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