Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Spread or scattered over a considerable extent.
- adjective Occurring or accepted widely.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Diffused or spread to a great distance; extending far and wide; being general.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Affecting a largearea (e.g. the entire land orbody ); broad inextent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective widely circulated or diffused
- adjective distributed over a considerable extent
Etymologies
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Examples
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Elmer has said he began gathering information on what he termed widespread tax evasion by wealthy businessmen and politicians, while he worked at the offshore Cayman Island trust subsidiary of Julius Baer.
Former Swiss Banker Found Guilty of Breaking Secrecy Laws 2011
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Since the Jan. 9 verdict by a High Court judge—who acquitted Mr. Anwar of violating Malaysia's strict sodomy laws citing a lack of witnesses and flawed DNA evidence—the 64-year-old opposition leader has begun mobilizing support in this multiracial country, promising reforms to dismantle a decades-old affirmative-action program designed to give a leg up to the majority ethnic-Malay population while also targeting what he describes as widespread cronyism in Mr. Najib's government.
Malaysia's Anwar Presses On Despite Appeal Shibani Mahtani 2012
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Reichbach scolded the department for what he described as a widespread culture of corruption endemic in its drug units, The New York Times reported.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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One of the protesters' top demands has been holding the former president accountable for what they call widespread graft and corruption.
Hosni Mubarak party in tatters as Egypt prepares for new elections 2011
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Reichbach scolded the department for what he described as a widespread culture of corruption endemic in its drug units, The New York Times reported.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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Reichbach scolded the department for what he described as a widespread culture of corruption endemic in its drug units, The New York Times reported.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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Reichbach scolded the department for what he described as a widespread culture of corruption endemic in its drug units, The New York Times reported.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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Many mid-ranking Afghan officials are similarly frustrated with what they describe as widespread corruption.
Audit Highlights Afghan Aid Woes Nathan Hodge 2011
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Reichbach scolded the department for what he described as a widespread culture of corruption endemic in its drug units, The New York Times reported.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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One of the protesters' top demands has been holding the former president accountable for what they call widespread graft and corruption.
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