as in extensive
having considerable extent
a widespread area of drought
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Recent Examples of widespread
Some physicians skeptical of using Midjourney for widespread cancer screening have raised legitimate questions about whether radiologists can interpret potentially vast new data sets from scanners that are not yet FDA approved.
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Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The best chance for widespread showers and storms does not arrive until Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, coming in at around 30% to 50% area wide.
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Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
While drought can still stress crops and water supplies, widespread exposure of bare soil on a multistate scale is far less likely today.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Many Venezuelan news reports have avoided politically delicate questions related to the earthquake, such as the widespread collapse of buildings, sticking instead to safer stories about heroic rescues.
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Juan Pablo Arraez,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
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Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The best chance for widespread showers and storms does not arrive until Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, coming in at around 30% to 50% area wide.
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Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
While drought can still stress crops and water supplies, widespread exposure of bare soil on a multistate scale is far less likely today.
—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Many Venezuelan news reports have avoided politically delicate questions related to the earthquake, such as the widespread collapse of buildings, sticking instead to safer stories about heroic rescues.
—
Juan Pablo Arraez,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widespread
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Barrett and Jackson each reported the most extensive travel of court justices promoting their books in 2025.
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Just south of the circle, subsequent construction of the Icon Miami complex, though, destroyed extensive additional evidence of Tequesta occupation in the bedrock, including scores of holes likely dug for wooden dwelling support posts.
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The announcement signals a potential compromise in a standoff that had threatened to delay Bell’s confirmation and raised broader questions about governance at Florida’s flagship university.
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That idea has broad support from lawmakers, though most housing experts disagree that such a step is needed.
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Born in Brooklyn to a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat drew on a wide range of cultural references that shaped both his life and his work.
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The same went for a wide throw from Anthony Volpe, which let Boston score on a potential double play ball in the eighth inning.
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But the Department of Homeland Security let go a third of CISA employees in 2025 through buyouts, early retirements, forced reassignments and sweeping layoffs.
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With Utah gripped by one of its most dangerous wildfire seasons in recent memory, state officials have imposed sweeping restrictions on Fourth of July fireworks ahead of the nation’s 250th Independence Day celebrations, saying the risk of sparking catastrophic new fires is simply too great.
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While the artist’s work resonates with audiences around the world, Miami’s deep Caribbean and Latin American cultures, central to the city’s identity, may allow many visitors to connect in a deeper way.
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The delightful and deceptively deep family mystery comedy stars Hugh Jackman as an English shepherd (Hugh Jackman) who is found dead.
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“Widespread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widespread. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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