as in national
including or involving all parts of a nation or country
a nationwide initiative to improve infrastructure
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Recent Examples of nationwide
That was nearly double the nationwide median sale price of a home at $430,010.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
He and his brother were sentenced to 30 years in 2008 for running a nationwide crime ring.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
Birders are flocking together for the annual Christmas Bird Count, a nationwide project created over a century ago to replace hunting traditions with birding.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
During a five-week partial government shutdown over the 2018-2019 holiday season, scores of TSA employees — as many as 10% of the nationwide workforce — called in sick, prompting long security lines and shuttered checkpoints at some airports.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
He and his brother were sentenced to 30 years in 2008 for running a nationwide crime ring.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
Birders are flocking together for the annual Christmas Bird Count, a nationwide project created over a century ago to replace hunting traditions with birding.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
During a five-week partial government shutdown over the 2018-2019 holiday season, scores of TSA employees — as many as 10% of the nationwide workforce — called in sick, prompting long security lines and shuttered checkpoints at some airports.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Nationwide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationwide. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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