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more widespread

ADJECTIVE

extensive

Synonyms

WEAK

across the board all over the place boundless broad common comprehensive current diffuse epidemic far-flung far-reaching general on a large scale outspread overall pandemic pervasive popular prevailing prevalent public rampant regnant rife ruling sweeping universal unlimited unrestricted wall-to-wall wholesale

Antonyms

WEAK

concentrated limited local narrow

Example Sentences

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That drop may allow inflammation to become more widespread throughout the body.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

That, after all, is likely where the center of gravity for AI will shift in the coming years as AI’s use becomes more widespread.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

That’s one thing all of us humans should be able to agree on: more widespread illness and death is bad for the economy and uh, our mental health.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

But a confidential internal audit later seemed to suggest body camera misuse was more widespread, finding similar violations among patrol officers in three other divisions, including 77th Street.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Now, however, though the code of silence is still nominally in place, inmate lips seem looser and officers’ use of snitches more widespread.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover