widely distributed
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: existing over a large area
The plant is widely distributed throughout the world.
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Like the Mexican immigrants facing deportation, they are widely distributed across urban and rural areas, with fast-growing communities in western and southern U.S. states.
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Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
First, walleyes are widely distributed across the country, and where they’re found, they’re often found in very good numbers.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 20 June 2024
The laptop's contents were widely distributed after Biden failed to retrieve it from a computer repair shop.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
On social media, Shapiro’s report was largely met with fascination and Christie’s with recriminations; both were widely distributed and discussed.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 2 May 2024
Cats, on the other hand, appear to have receptors more widely distributed, with infected cats showing viral invasion of the lungs, hearts, eyes, and brains.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
Our gray matter performs a bewildering mashup of overlapping functions, some widely distributed across the brain, others more localized.
—George Musser, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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The eastern wild turkey is the most abundant and widely distributed subspecies of turkey in North America.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 27 Mar. 2024
Purportedly taken by her husband Prince William in Windsor, the photo was widely distributed by wire services like the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Getty Images.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
First, walleyes are widely distributed across the country, and where they’re found, they’re often found in very good numbers.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 20 June 2024
The laptop's contents were widely distributed after Biden failed to retrieve it from a computer repair shop.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
On social media, Shapiro’s report was largely met with fascination and Christie’s with recriminations; both were widely distributed and discussed.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 2 May 2024
Cats, on the other hand, appear to have receptors more widely distributed, with infected cats showing viral invasion of the lungs, hearts, eyes, and brains.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
Our gray matter performs a bewildering mashup of overlapping functions, some widely distributed across the brain, others more localized.
—George Musser, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Learn how to identify, locate, hunt, and cook these wary gobblers
|
Hunting
SHARE
The eastern wild turkey is the most abundant and widely distributed subspecies of turkey in North America.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 27 Mar. 2024
Purportedly taken by her husband Prince William in Windsor, the photo was widely distributed by wire services like the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Getty Images.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Widely distributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widely%20distributed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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