widespread

adjective/ˈwaɪdsprɛd/

Frequency rank: #3,282 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Happening or existing in many places or among many people.

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Example sentence

The flu outbreak became so common that it was considered widespread across the country.

Synonyms & related words

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