1
as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
we could use a rangy girl like you on our basketball team
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as in broad
having considerable extent
a speech that took a rangy look at the problems facing the university
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Recent Examples of rangy
Up for three Grammys at next year’s ceremony — a rangy haul of nods for global music album, R&B song and African Music Performance — Tems is carrying a new era of Nigerian music around the world.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Rihanna draped herself in a deliberately rangy stole.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
In that game, Minnesota’s aggressive, athletic and rangy defense choked out the Warriors’ offense in the halfcourt, limiting Golden State to a 15-point second quarter and an 18-point fourth.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Awuzie is an athletic, rangy corner who's dealt with injuries over the last four years but has established himself as a dependable starting corner.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2024
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Rihanna draped herself in a deliberately rangy stole.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
In that game, Minnesota’s aggressive, athletic and rangy defense choked out the Warriors’ offense in the halfcourt, limiting Golden State to a 15-point second quarter and an 18-point fourth.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Awuzie is an athletic, rangy corner who's dealt with injuries over the last four years but has established himself as a dependable starting corner.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rangy
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Gone is the gaunt, skeletal vampire of the 1922 film, replaced by a larger, more intimidating, master of the undead with a mustache and deep voice.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Videos shared across social media showed gaunt and bewildered prisoners, including toddlers, stumbling out of dark cells into the light.The Week UK, theweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The first broad generation of American economists, of the Gilded Age, were nebbish cloistered bookworms who missed out on being a doer in the greatest era of being a doer, the industrial revolution.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Which is why Kourosh emphasizes these fires must be treated as a broader public health crisis requiring government intervention.Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Their common name is derived from their prehensile tails, some as long as three feet, which the animals use along with their disproportionately lanky limbs to grasp branches and other objects.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
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There might have been a little fear of a 6-6 lanky kid who was looking pretty solid.James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Originally shared as wedding favors, these tiny delights soon won the wider public’s affection and started being sold everywhere.Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant can be experienced in a wide variety of ways, from solo dining to a more communal eating experience.Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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DirecTV was involved in a nearly two-week dispute with Walt Disney Company last September over a new carriage agreement where DirecTV sought the ability to offer skinnier bundles of channels.Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Zones 3-9. J. communis ‘Pencil Point’– Like other junipers, this skinny shrub tolerates poor, dry soils and needs little attention once established.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
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David’s coaching is complemented by his extensive body of work, which includes writing several books, such as The New Music Industry and The Essential Guide to Creative Entrepreneurship, and hosting the podcast Creativity Excitement Emotion.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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The communication breakdown often stems from uncertainties, including difficulty identifying the most suitable candidate, feeling overwhelmed by the extensive volume of applicants and experiencing internal hesitation about an individual's potential organizational fit.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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But for the wing of the Republican Party that has been pushing sweeping election reform since the 2020 contest, the work continues.Miles Parks, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ariana Grande also gravitated towards pink for the same event, channeling Old Hollywood glamor with a satin Loewe gown and a sweeping shawl.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
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But a few Decembers ago, its branches turned into spindly things where spikes grew instead of leaves.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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In a polytunnel on the Scottish island of Bute, thousands of spindly Scots pine seedlings are growing.Alexa Phillips, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Rangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rangy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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