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as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
the campers were ranged in patrols, each patrol consisting of girls in a certain age group
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as in roamed
to move about from place to place aimlessly
she let her dog off the leash and whistled for him every now and then to make sure he didn't range out of hearing
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as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement
chairs were ranged round the perimeter of the room
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Recent Examples of ranged
The lengthiest, a 17-year hiatus, ranged from 1979-1995 and preceded a dynasty that now has a generation of fans longing for those glory days.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Allie Simis, recreation area manager for the city of Poway, said the prizes ranged from small tackle boxes to a tackle backpack.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Initial 10%–50% duties ranged from the higher end on Brazil (50 percent), to lower tariffs on India (25 percent), Vietnam (20 percent), and Indonesia (19 percent).
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The suspects, whose ages ranged from 16 to 53, were taken into custody in raids across the Netherlands, according to Reuters.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Documents ranged from official descriptions of the cotton experiment led by engineer Eduardo Chávez on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border to inventories listing of the belongings carried by deportees returning to Mexico.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Though Texas doesn’t yet have 765kV transmission towers, the steel lattice power lines in other parts of the country have ranged as tall as 130 to 180 feet, or about the height of a 15-story building.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Seller outcomes ranged from a $782,250 gain in 2024 to a $75,000 loss in 2009.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
The incidents ranged from a shootout in Maryvale to Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers serving a search warrant at a civil traffic stop in Chandler.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Allie Simis, recreation area manager for the city of Poway, said the prizes ranged from small tackle boxes to a tackle backpack.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Initial 10%–50% duties ranged from the higher end on Brazil (50 percent), to lower tariffs on India (25 percent), Vietnam (20 percent), and Indonesia (19 percent).
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The suspects, whose ages ranged from 16 to 53, were taken into custody in raids across the Netherlands, according to Reuters.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Documents ranged from official descriptions of the cotton experiment led by engineer Eduardo Chávez on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border to inventories listing of the belongings carried by deportees returning to Mexico.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Though Texas doesn’t yet have 765kV transmission towers, the steel lattice power lines in other parts of the country have ranged as tall as 130 to 180 feet, or about the height of a 15-story building.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Seller outcomes ranged from a $782,250 gain in 2024 to a $75,000 loss in 2009.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
The incidents ranged from a shootout in Maryvale to Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers serving a search warrant at a civil traffic stop in Chandler.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranged
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An equal number of the baby foods in the study were classified as ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), signed by the two countries last week, includes a provision confirming that used clothing and textiles classified under HS 6309 qualify for preferential treatment under the Central America–Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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From an animal that once roamed across a wide swath of eastern Australia to a population small enough to fit in a single room — the collapse was staggering.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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In early 2025, right-wing influencers roamed downtown Nuuk, handing out $100 bills to children and telling them to pose for cameras while wearing free MAGA swag.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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How pronounced the link was between particulate exposure and death varied by season and demographics.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Different species of Prototaxites might have varied in size, but the largest would have really towered over the landscape at a time when plants were less than 1 meter tall, said Kevin Boyce, a professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Stanford University.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Two days after Jamarrien Monroe and his 5-year-old cousin were killed, police arrested Tyreion Nixon-Clark in connection with an unrelated homicide motivated by robbery in which the suspect arranged a meeting that the victim thought was to be a rifle sale, authorities said.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kimani parked beside a clearing where chairs had been arranged around a fire.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Netflix does not publicly release detailed viewership data, but Treviño said his special ranked among the platform’s top comedy offerings that debuted that year.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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UConn is 22-1, has won 18 in a row, is 7-0 in true road games, ranked third in the nation, and the coach is no longer lamenting a lack of killer instinct, but showing the lack of respect card.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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But that has changed in the past century or so as the philosophers’ musings have wandered into the realm of theory, experiment and data.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Lindsey Vonn never wandered.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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The letter campaign was organized by the Indiana Association of the Deaf.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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The project was organized by a group of cryptocurrency investors who raised $300,000 for it and have been using it to hype a memecoin called $PATRIOT.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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But Porter seemed less inclined to alter a recent rule change that grouped coaches and contributors with old-time players that played a role in Belichick missing out despite winning a record six Super Bowls as a head coach.—
Josh Dubow,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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In this year’s vote, Belichick and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft were grouped with the three seniors players.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Ranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranged. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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