as in everywhere
in every place or in all places
we searched far and wide for a surgeon who could perform that delicate operation
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That and the challenge of combating the online propaganda that spreads ISIS’ terrorist philosophy far and wide.
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Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Most had traveled far and wide – from elsewhere in present-day France, as well as Germany and Italy – to reach the papal court and a chance at employment.
—Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Expect grillers from far and wide and a variety of whiskey cocktails (wine is also available).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Denver 7 also spoke with people who traveled far and wide to attend Goldens in Golden, such as Eric and Pam Schorsch from Tennessee.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Most had traveled far and wide – from elsewhere in present-day France, as well as Germany and Italy – to reach the papal court and a chance at employment.
—Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Expect grillers from far and wide and a variety of whiskey cocktails (wine is also available).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Denver 7 also spoke with people who traveled far and wide to attend Goldens in Golden, such as Eric and Pam Schorsch from Tennessee.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for far and wide
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“Far and wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20wide. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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