Definitions for sprawling
sprawl·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sprawl, sprawlingadjective

   an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

2. sprawling, straggling, rambling, stragglyadjective

   spreading out in different directions

   "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sprawlingadjective

   That sprawls

2. sprawlingadjective

   Expansive; extensive

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1. sprawling

   Sprawling refers to spreading out or extending over a large area in an irregular, uneven, or disorganized way. It can pertain to physical growth, like a city's development, or abstract concepts, such as the spread of an idea or behavior. The term often carries a negative connotation, implying a lack of planning, containment, or control.

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1. Sprawling

   of Sprawl

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sprawling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sprawling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sprawling in a Sentence

1. Brock Silvers:

   It wasn’t a change of heart that caused Beijing to pull back its regulatory push on tech companies, it was a concession to economic reality, the goal of furthering state control over sprawling tech empires, however, wasn’t abandoned.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   This is not some modest bill about ballot access. It is a sprawling takeover of our whole political system, it was never even intended to attract bipartisan support. This partisan Frankenstein bill that House Democrats slapped together was intended to do just one thing and one thing only: give the Senate Democratic leader a pretext – a pretext to break the Senate.

3. Marshall Jarrett:

   It's 116,000 people in this department. The attorney general has a sprawling job. Generally the AG is pretty remote, it seems abundantly clear that Barr has a keen interest in the Durham investigation.

4. Ko Sai:

   We just heard a loud noise sounding like thunder and saw that the huge mountain collapsed and a huge wave of rubble was moving and sprawling on a wide area, it was just like a nightmare.

5. Rod Wheeler:

   Cydney Ireland said. The sprawling, 58,000-student main campus in downtown Columbus is one of the nation's largest. Fox News contributor Rod Wheeler, a former Washington DC homicide detective and an Ohio State University alum, said the school's police department is highly trained. People don’t need to panic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sprawling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sprawling
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprawling