Widespread
/wˈaɪdsprɛd/
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Definition
(adj) Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
Sentence Examples
One student says the purge is still going on in China and terror is widespread.
There was widespread panic after the earthquake.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The news of the discovery caused ____ excitement among the scientific community around the whole of the world today.