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wide

[wahyd] / waɪd /


ADJECTIVE
off-course
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
on-course on-target


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But the record’s aesthetic coherence and wide range of moods give it a suite-like feel, leading to a worthy entry in the band’s slim-but-mighty catalog.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

"Overall, the wide range of effects we found could reflect different pathogenetic mechanisms, perhaps indicating that depression is not just one disease," she adds.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

It's all very well targeting wide players such as Bradley Barcola and Yankuba Minteh, but what about when teams are running straight through the heart of Liverpool's team?

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Among the wide receivers, senior Mikey Matthews, an Irvine native, has served as Ellis’ direct guide and support system.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Mom’s eyes go wide, but she recovers quickly.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

"It could make cell therapy much more accessible to a wider variety of patients."

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

"We would like to reassure parents, staff and the wider public that the management of asbestos in Cardiff council buildings, including schools, is taken extremely seriously," added a spokesperson.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The U.S. military has wider sources of information given its active presence around the Gulf, advanced sensors and communications with ships in transit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Hosted at King Charles III’s private estate in Aberdeenshire, the vacation is normally a time for the wider royal clan to get together, decompress, have barbecues and go hunting, away from the public eye.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

I open the door wider and smile at Helena, who is shivering in her coat, peeking around one side of the toilets.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

It's a gap of 5.8 percentage points this year, down from 6.2 last year and 9.5 in 2017, when it was at its widest this century.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Its 22% discount was one of the widest of any U.S. closed-end fund that invested in public securities, according to the fund’s semiannual report.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Give your eyes around 20 to 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness and look towards the widest unobstructed area of sky possible.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

This marks the planet's widest visible separation from the Sun during its current appearance in the evening sky.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

The American boys were only a length off the pace but still out in the widest part of the lake, bucking the relentless, punishing winds, spray flying from their oars with every release.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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