far and wide
adverb
variants
or less commonly far and near
: in every direction : everywhere
searched far and wide
Synonyms of far and wide
Examples of far and wide in a Sentence
we searched far and wide for a surgeon who could perform that delicate operation
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
The ball is ready to drop, and New York City's Times Square is all set to welcome guests from far and wide for its New Year's Eve celebrations to bid 2025 goodbye and welcome the new year with aplomb.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Asia Pacific entertainment reached far and wide in 2025 and the impact could be even greater in 2026.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
To the tune known far and wide … three Christmas games, two different apps, and a Snoop Dogg in a glass cave.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Far and wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20and%20wide. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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