Definitions for Widespread
ˈwaɪdˈsprɛdwide·spread

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. widespreadadjective

   widely circulated or diffused

   "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"

2. far-flung, widespreadadjective

   distributed over a considerable extent

   "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. widespreadadjective

   Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent.

2. Etymology: wide + spread

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1. widespread

   Widespread refers to something that is commonly occurring or extensively recognized, distributed, or established over a large area or among many people. It can relate to a range of things including behaviors, beliefs, diseases, conditions, or phenomena.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Widespreadadjective

   spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Widespread' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3039

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Widespread' in Adjectives Frequency: #416

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Widespread in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Widespread in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Widespread in a Sentence

1. Jesse Goodman:

   These genes are out there in nature, but it's our use of antibiotics that makes them become more selected for, and much more widespread.

2. Alison Flint:

   The rush to approve mining in the region and unwind science-based decision-making by the previous administration violates the law, disregards the science, and ignores widespread public opposition to mining in this beloved and vulnerable area.

3. The Ladsous memo:

   Current planning considers that any United Nations uniformed deployment would be a measure of last resort, where political dialogue and preventative deployments have failed to avert widespread conflict and where no first-responder-nation or coalition-of-the-willing has stepped forward, but a truly worst-case scenario will result in a scale of violence beyond the United Nations capacity to protect.

4. Matthew Berger:

   I've been surprised how widespread it has been over the past two months, campuses that have gotten used to anti-Israel protests have said they've never seen environments as hostile as they have over the two months, and campuses that have never experienced these types of issues are experiencing it for the first time.

5. Pediatrics President Dr. Sally Goza:

   To control this virus, so that we can safely re-open schools and resume activities that allow children to be healthy and happy, we need the ability to conduct widespread testing and collect more information -- not less.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Widespread
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Widespread
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Widespread
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Widespread