wide-ranging (B2)
adjective
Definition
Wide-ranging means occurring over a wide range; appearing throughout a broad region, or extending over a diverse spectrum of possibilities.
Examples
The writer described the response as wide-ranging.
A wide-ranging tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became wide-ranging after the announcement.
How to Use wide-ranging
- wide-ranging + noun (collocation)
- Use wide-ranging before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a wide-ranging reaction."
- become wide-ranging (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became wide-ranging near the end."
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