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widespread
01. Corruption is [widespread] in the government of many countries.
02. AIDS is now [widespread] in the world.
03. Reports of atrocities are now [widespread] in the former British colony.
04. Support for the Opposition party has become [widespread] as a result of recent government scandals.
05. Reports suggest damage is [widespread] as a result of the flood.
06. Mickey Mouse gained [widespread] popularity soon after he appeared in a short cartoon entitled "Steamboat Willy".
07. Drug abuse is a [widespread] problem in North America.
08. Cyril Northcote Parkinson once said that the chief product of an automated society is a [widespread] and deepening sense of boredom.
09. In 1739, nearly 500,000 people died in Ireland due to the [widespread] crop failure of potatoes.
10. There have been [widespread] calls for the governor to resign as a result of this latest scandal.
11. Monaco's fame as a popular tourist destination is [widespread].
12. According to the U.S. Public Health Service, nicotine addiction is the most [widespread] example of drug dependence in that country.
13. There has been a [widespread] migration of people to the urban centers of Iraq over the past 50 years.
14. Violent demonstrations and murders were [widespread] in South Africa as it moved toward democratic elections in 1994.
15. Spanish accounts from the 1500s described the [widespread] use of liquid chocolate among the Maya, who consumed it with most meals.
16. Military rule is [widespread] in countries in which the army is frequently called upon to restore order.
17. Concern for French-language protection and promotion is [widespread] in the province of Quebec.
18. Since 1993, some 200,000 people have been killed in Burundi due to [widespread] ethnic violence.
19. The [widespread] Asian economic difficulties in 1998 hit the trade-dependent economy of Hong Kong quite hard, with GDP down 5%.
20. Medical experts warn that the only effective method of controlling [widespread] HIV transmission is to prevent risk-taking behavior.
21. The drum came into [widespread] use in Europe around the twelfth century, chiefly to keep time for singing and dancing.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • widespread — [wīd′spred΄] adj. spread widely; esp., a) widely extended [widespread arms] b) distributed, circulated, or occurring over a wide area or extent [widespread benefits, widespread rumors] …   English World dictionary

  • Widespread — Wide spread , a. Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • widespread — I adjective ample, broad, capacious, collective, common, comprehensive, current, diffuse, epidemic, extensive, familiar, far flung, far reaching, general, global, indiscriminate, large scale, omnibus, ordinary, predominant, prevailing, prevalent …   Law dictionary

  • widespread — 1705, from WIDE (Cf. wide) + SPREAD (Cf. spread) …   Etymology dictionary

  • widespread — [adj] extensive across the board*, all over the place*, boundless, broad, common, comprehensive, current, diffuse, epidemic, far flung, far reaching, general, on a large scale, outspread, overall, pandemic, pervasive, popular, prevailing,… …   New thesaurus

  • widespread — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ spread among a large number or over a large area …   English terms dictionary

  • widespread — wide|spread W3 [ˈwaıdspred] adj existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people ▪ the widespread use of chemicals in agriculture widespread support/acceptance/criticism/condemnation etc ▪ There was widespread support for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • widespread — adjective Date: 1582 1. widely diffused or prevalent < widespread public interest > 2. widely extended or spread out < low, widespread hood and fenders Time > < a widespread erosion surface C. B. Hitchcock > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • widespread — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

  • widespread — wide|spread [ waıd,spred ] adjective ** happening or existing in many places, or affecting many people: the widespread use of antibiotics The project has received widespread public support. Foxes are becoming more widespread in urban areas …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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