widely distributed
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: existing over a large area
The plant is widely distributed throughout the world.
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As Pegg writes, CMTs are widely distributed throughout British Columbia.
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Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
Final Thoughts Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are two of the most popular and widely distributed game fish in the world.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Killer whales are generally less common in the northwest Atlantic/eastern Arctic region, but they are widely distributed there, the government says.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The element titanium occurs within a number of iron and oxide minerals, principally rutile and ilmenite, which are widely distributed in Earth's crust.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
Final Thoughts Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are two of the most popular and widely distributed game fish in the world.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Killer whales are generally less common in the northwest Atlantic/eastern Arctic region, but they are widely distributed there, the government says.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The element titanium occurs within a number of iron and oxide minerals, principally rutile and ilmenite, which are widely distributed in Earth's crust.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Widely distributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widely%20distributed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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