as in extensive
having considerable extent
to the pioneers the far-reaching prairies seemed like an endless sea of grass
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Recent Examples of far-reaching
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Released by Watermelon Pictures and executive produced by Macklemore, The Encampments chronicles how students at Columbia ignited a far-reaching and influential solidarity movement last spring.
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
While Sheeran has always had a global focus, this one is perhaps the most far-reaching.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
The bank acknowledged that the U.S. has entered uncharted waters with Trump making rapid policy changes that can have far-reaching effects on large capital investments.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
In 1971 California’s Supreme Court issued one of its most important and far-reaching decisions, declaring that the state’s system of financing public schools — primarily via locally levied property taxes — was unconstitutionally unfair.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
While Sheeran has always had a global focus, this one is perhaps the most far-reaching.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
The bank acknowledged that the U.S. has entered uncharted waters with Trump making rapid policy changes that can have far-reaching effects on large capital investments.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
In 1971 California’s Supreme Court issued one of its most important and far-reaching decisions, declaring that the state’s system of financing public schools — primarily via locally levied property taxes — was unconstitutionally unfair.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-reaching
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When the Cowboy Carter tour kicks off tonight, the audience, some of whom are already lined up outside the stadium, will be the first to hear selections from the extensive album track list live.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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His extensive pitch repertoire and his stuff haven’t been an issue.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Strait displayed a broad smile while DQ employee Becky Gonzalez snapped a photo of him through the window.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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The group also argues that this cost-sharing approach will not incentivize insurers to return to underserved wildfire-prone areas, undermining Lara's broader Sustainable Insurance Strategy.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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On Thursday morning, the shelves across wide swaths of the store — the snacks aisle, the soup aisle, entire walls of refrigerated meats — were almost completely bare.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Cluster munitions release submunitions, or bomblets, which can spread over a wide area and pose a significant threat to civilians.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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In-state tuition waivers for undocumented students are set to end July 1, part of a sweeping immigration bill passed in the Florida legislature.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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The 32% tariffs on Taiwan included in Trump's sweeping new tariffs on trade partners this month surprised many Taiwanese, who thought that their government had shown itself a true ally to Washington.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Orioles scored the first run of the game in the second inning when Ramón Laureano ripped an RBI double to deep center.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fielder showed an exacting sense of how grotesquely unreal reality shows could get, as well as a deep awareness of how the sausage gets made.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Chinese government escalated things even further, subjecting seven rare earth elements to a more comprehensive export licensing program that covers the whole world and is designed to further choke off American companies.—
Zeyi Yang,
Wired News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Scientists with the forensic genetic genealogy lab based in Texas were able to build a comprehensive genetic profile using existing data for the then-unknown woman and ultimately found her identity.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Nestled between 14th Street and 10th Avenue, just West of the High Line and just south of Little Island Park, the venue’s expansive windows offer a view of these iconic destinations.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Where investors may be most concerned for Microsoft is in the company's expansive customer base and whether Trump's trade policies will lead clients to cut spending on products.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Far-reaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-reaching. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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