widely
adverb
wide·ly
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Definition of widely
1
: over or through a wide area
has traveled widely
2
: to a great extent
departed widely from the previous edition
3
: by or among a large well-dispersed group of people
a widely known political figure
4
: over a broad range
persons with widely fluctuating incomes — Current Biography
Examples of widely in a Sentence
Their products are widely available.
a widely known political figure
The books are widely read by adults as well as children.
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When Mosley signed an $85 million free-agent deal with the New York Jets, the Ravens filled the hole not with a linebacker but with Thomas, who’s widely regarded as the best safety in the NFL when healthy. — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, "Ravens seek to continue NFL’s ‘model’ defensive legacy despite changing faces," 29 Aug. 2019 According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the vasectomy is widely regarded as the safer of the two options. — Dara T. Mathis, SELF, "We Need to Stop Acting Like Vasectomies Are Heroic," 29 Aug. 2019 While most news about Neymar's future has been pure speculation, Di Marzio is widely regarded as one of the best around and his update could prove to be the biggest development of the entire transfer saga so far. — SI.com, "Neymar (Finally) Close to Completing Barcelona Move as Talks Continue With Paris Saint-Germain," 29 Aug. 2019 Argentina has negotiated dozens of agreements with the I.M.F. in the past six decades, and the institution is widely regarded as a villain, complicit in the country’s recurrent indebtedness. — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, "Argentina Considers a Return to Peronism," 28 Aug. 2019 Colton Welker, widely regarded as the organization’s best positional prospect not named Brendan Rodgers, headlines the list. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Rockies select seven prospects to play in the 2019 Arizona Fall League," 28 Aug. 2019 According to the popular Stages of Change model, developed in the 1970s and still used widely as a tool to treat substance abuse, there is a series of five phases, which culminate in action and then maintenance as the final step. — Joel Lewin, Quartz at Work, "How to talk to your employer about your addiction," 28 Aug. 2019 The commission is supposed to be an independent state agency but is widely regarded as a toothless watchdog that is susceptible to government influence. — Washington Post, "Family of Thai Muslim who died in army custody seeks justice," 26 Aug. 2019 Hackers are actively unleashing attacks that attempt to steal encryption keys, passwords, and other sensitive data from servers that have failed to apply critical fixes for two widely used virtual private network (VPN) products, researchers said. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Hackers are actively trying to steal passwords from two widely used VPNs," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'widely.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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widely
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of widely
: over or through a wide area : in or to many places
: to a great extent : a lot
: by a large number of people
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