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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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of widely1

First recorded in 1655–65; wide + -ly
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Kerr was widely admired in academic circles, but to Reagan, he was "soft" and had "appeased" campus protesters.

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A picture of Dabiri and his wife posing in front of MV Plancius, which was bound for the South Pole, circulated widely on social media and caused outrage in Iran.

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Historically, there have been few examples of zombie films made in Mexico, even if the horror genre at large has always proven widely popular with Mexican audiences.

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However, even though he is widely regarded as the game's greatest-ever player and has broken almost every record in the sport, he has repeatedly stressed that he has found things tough in recent years.

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The issue of nationwide injunctions — in which federal judges apply their rulings beyond the specific plaintiffs who have brought suits in their courthouses — dovetails with another widely decried abuse of the judicial process.

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