widespread
/ˌwaɪdˈspɹɛd/ adjective B1- Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused. · widespread belief· widespread criticism
- Spread far apart.
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It is perhaps as well that the facts should now come to light, for I have reasons to know that there are widespread rumours as to the death of Dr.
We left her standing upon the thin peninsula of firm, peaty soil which tapered out into the widespread bog.
For a long time, society has fundamentally misunderstood the widespread habit of procrastination, dismissing it as a simple lack of willpower.
Despite its widespread popularity among citizens, Singlish has long been the subject of a rigorous and passionate debate.
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