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View synonyms for widely

widely

[ wahyd-lee ]

adverb

  1. to a wide extent.
  2. over a wide space or area:

    a widely distributed plant.

  3. by or among a large number of persons:

    a widely known artist.

  4. in many or various subjects, cases, etc.:

    to be widely read.

  5. greatly, very much, or very:

    widely differing accounts of an event.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of widely1

First recorded in 1655–65; wide + -ly
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Example Sentences

Amazon didn’t say when the service would be more widely available.

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In the first months of the pandemic, South Korea’s test and trace methods were widely praised as exemplary, demonstrating how the technique can reduce transmission by isolating the infected and other potential carriers from the general populace.

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Although Apple’s Siri is widely used on Apple devices, Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s digital assistant have made major inroads in helping people manage their lives, particularly in homes and offices.

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Electrostatic disinfectant spraying is already widely used by airlines, including American competitors Southwest and Delta.

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That can save hassle, but the effectiveness of filterless purifiers varies widely, and research on their effect on the coronavirus specifically is still limited.

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This view is known as “theistic evolution” and is widely embraced by educated evangelicals.

The source code for the original “Shamoon” malware is widely known to have leaked.

Abramson, biting her tongue, was widely portrayed in rival outlets as classily above the fray.

They are fathers, describing to the rest of us what I thought was a widely acknowledged reality.

Schiff, the Hollywood congressman, said that the movie should be promptly released and widely broadcast.

On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.

You may, you probably will, differ very widely upon much that I have here put before you.

Both Esbach's, which is very widely used, and the centrifugal method give fair results.

I doubt if the modern community can afford to continue it; it certainly cannot afford to extend it very widely.

Indeed, his success was widely known, and Jean Baptiste had been rather curious to know the family intimately.

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