Synonyms:
widespread
Meaning: widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"
Synonyms:
far-flung, widespread
Meaning: distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"
Usage examples
From A.D. 1414 up to 1832 no fewer than nineteen widespread outbreaks of this kind have been recorded.
There is a widespread belief that twin children possess magical powers over nature, especially over rain and the weather.
It was owing to the strength of our Government and the good sense of the quiet masses of the people that it did not wrap our country in one widespread conflagration.
The intimate association of frogs and toads with water has earned for these creatures a widespread reputation as custodians of rain; and hence they often play a part in charms designed to draw needed showers from the sky.
It accounts for the tendency to isolate intellectual matters till knowledge is scholastic, academic, and professionally technical, and for the widespread conviction that liberal education is opposed to the requirements of an education which shall count in the vocations of life.