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Synonyms & Antonyms for widespread
Synonyms
broad, deep, expansive, extended, extensive, far-flung, far-reaching, rangy, sweeping, wide, wide-ranging
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Although the history of the league is a widespread and fun topic, what happened in January in the NFC Championship Game has guaranteed the spotlight will be shining on officiating and replays. — Barry Wilner, SFChronicle.com, "Plenty of story lines for NFL’s 100th season," 5 Sep. 2019 The bee was once widespread in eastern and central America but was thought to have gone extinct. — USA TODAY, "Burro bandits, sugarcane shake-up, naked bike ride: News from around our 50 states," 26 Aug. 2019 But while that debate rages, the technology has quietly become an accepted, widespread and even celebrated part of Americans’ everyday lives. — Drew Harwell, The Denver Post, "Summer camps use facial recognition so parents can watch from home," 25 Aug. 2019 While far less lethal than EEE, West Nile virus is more widespread and can be serious and even fatal in a small number of infections. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "State to spray pesticides at Pachaug State Forest to block spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis mosquitoes," 23 Aug. 2019 The bee was once widespread in eastern and central America but was thought to have gone extinct. — chicagotribune.com, "A rare cuckoo bee — thought to have gone extinct — spotted in Wisconsin’s Northwoods," 23 Aug. 2019 Neutrogena's recall statement was published on July 5, according to the New York Times, but the news became more widespread last week when the Australian Department of Health issued a consumer-level recall on the product. — Rachel Lubitz, refinery29.com, "Neutrogena Is Recalling Its Light Therapy Acne Mask," 25 July 2019 Corruption is widespread in modern Nigeria, and brazen: when asked why $100,000 disappeared from state coffers last year, one employee of a government education authority claimed a snake had eaten it. — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, "The Black Axe," 19 Aug. 2019 After a damning report by the John Hopkins Institute for Education Policy described appalling and widespread dysfunction in the city’s public schools, the Providence school system is being placed under state control. — Boston.com Real Estate, "Home buyers weary of Greater Boston prices are slipping south to Rhode Island," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'widespread.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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