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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Listen to this article The four captives rescued by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Saturday had been abducted from a desert rave near the border during Hamas’ wide-ranging assault into Israel on Oct. 7.
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Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2024
Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are accused of taking part in a wide-ranging, international bribery scheme that lasted five years.
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The burden is on them to show us that Biden is actually capable of handling himself in a wide-ranging, on-camera, serious interview, shown live without edits.
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Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2024
Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are accused of taking part in a wide-ranging, international bribery scheme that lasted five years.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Hailed by users for its wide-ranging aesthetic and therapeutic uses, red light therapy (RLT) certainly sounds like a miracle health hack.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
The burden is on them to show us that Biden is actually capable of handling himself in a wide-ranging, on-camera, serious interview, shown live without edits.
—Fox News, 6 June 2024
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“Wide-ranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-ranging. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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